内容简介
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This is the story of how the biggest and most loved dog in America
got to be so big!
作者简介
There's no denying that kids love Clifford®. The Big Red
Dog® has been a favorite since Norman Bridwell created him
over 40 years ago. "I was working as a commercial artist in New
York City. There wasn't much work, so I made some sample pictures
and took them to several publishers. They all rejected my work. But
one editor suggested that I try writing a book of my own to
illustrate. I had done a painting of a little girl with a big red
dog. That seemed like a funny idea, so I made up a story about
them. I increased the dog's size from as big as a horse to as big
as a house. My wife named the dog Clifford, and we named the little
girl Emily Elizabeth after our daughter. In three days I had
written the story and drawn the pictures for Clifford The Big Red
Dog. When Scholastic called and said they wanted the book, I was
stunned." Bridwell, who grew up in Kokomo, Indiana, lives now on
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, with his wife, Norma. For more
information about Norman Bridwell, visit:
scholastic.com/tradebooks