Clifford the Big Red Dog (book series)

Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series. The show is about a giant red dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963. It was written by Norman Bridwell. Clifford is Scholastic's official mascot.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Author	Norman Bridwell
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children
Publisher	Scholastic
Published	1963–present

Characters

• Clifford: A 2-year-old male red dog whose appearance, disposition and behavior are based on a giant dog. His size is inconsistent: While he is often shown being about 25 feet (7.5 m) tall from paws to head, Clifford can appear far larger. The character's name is based on the imaginary childhood friend of creator Norman Bridwell's wife, Norma Bridwell. Bridwell originally wanted to name the dog "Tiny". His wife persuaded him that "Clifford" was better. Clifford's pet owner is Emily Elizabeth. Clifford has a mother, two brothers, and two sisters, all normal-sized dogs. Clifford was originally the runt of the litter, seemingly fated to be small and sick, but grew to an enormous size apparently due to Emily Elizabeth's love and care. Clifford's character was created when a Harper & Row editor advised Bridwell to write a story to go along with one of his pictures. Bridwell recalls she picked out his sketch of a baby girl with a horse-sized bloodhound, and casually said, "There might be a story in this" because there always was one.
• Emily Elizabeth: Clifford's owner and human friend, an 8-year-old girl. She is frequently portrayed riding him like a horse. She was named for creator Norman Bridwell's daughter and based on the imaginary adventures of Bridwell's wife. The TV series adaptation gives her a surname, Emily Elizabeth Howard, and changes the background, with her receiving Clifford as a surprise present on her 6th birthday instead of picking her out as a Christmas present.

List of books

Title	Year	Notes
1. Clifford, the Big Red Dog	1963
2. Clifford Gets a Job	1965
3. Clifford Takes a Trip	1966
4. Clifford's Halloween	1966
5. Clifford's Tricks	1969
6. Clifford, the Small Red Puppy	1972
7. Clifford's Riddles	1974
8. Clifford's Good Deeds	1975
9. Clifford at the Circus	1977
10. Clifford Goes to Hollywood	1980	Reissued in 2010 under the title: Clifford is a Star
11. Clifford's ABC	1983
12. Clifford's Christmas	1984
13. Clifford's Family	1984
14. Clifford's Kitten	1984
15. Clifford and the Grouchy Neighbors	1985
16. Clifford's Pals	1985	Reissued in 2010 under the title: Clifford's Best Pals
17. Clifford's Manners	1987
18. Count on Clifford	1987
19. Clifford's Birthday Party	1988
20. Clifford's Puppy Days	1989
21. Where is Clifford?	1989
22. Clifford's Happy Days: A Pop-Up Book	1990	Pop-up book
23. Clifford's Word Book	1990
24. Clifford, We Love You	1991
25. Clifford's Animal Sounds	1991
26. Clifford's Bathtime	1991
27. Clifford's Bedtime	1991
28. Clifford's Peekaboo	1991
29. Clifford Counts Bubbles	1992
30. Clifford Follows His Nose	1992
31. Clifford's Happy Easter	1992
32. Clifford's Noisy Day	1992
33. Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit	1993
34. Clifford, I Love You	1994	Pop-up book
35. Clifford the Firehouse Dog	1994
36. Clifford's First Christmas	1994
37. Clifford and the Big Storm	1995
38. Clifford's First Easter	1995
39. Clifford's First Halloween	1995
40. Clifford's Sports Day	1996
41. Clifford's First Autumn	1997
42. Clifford's Spring Clean-Up	1997
43. Clifford's First Valentine's Day	1997
44. Clifford's Peek-And-Seek Animal Riddles	1997
45. Clifford and the Big Parade	1998
46. Clifford Keeps Cool	1998
47. Clifford Counts 1 2 3	1998
48. Clifford Makes a Friend	1998
49. Clifford: Where is the Big Red Doggie?	1998
50. Clifford's First Snow Day	1998
51. Oops, Clifford!	1998
52. Clifford and the Halloween Parade	1999
53. Clifford Grows Up	1999
54. Clifford's Best Friend: A Story about Emily Elizabeth	1999
55. Clifford's Big Book of Things to Know	1999
56. Clifford's First School Day	1999
57. Clifford Barks!	2000
58. Clifford to the Rescue	2000
59. Clifford Visits the Hospital	2000
60. Clifford's Opposites	2000
61. Clifford's Schoolhouse	2000
62. Clifford's Big Red Reader	2001
63. Clifford's Furry Friends	2001
64. Clifford's Happy Mother's Day	2001
65. Clifford's Puppy Fun: A Lift-The-Flap Board Book With Stickers	2001
66. Clifford's Valentines	2001
67. Clifford Runs to Story Time	2001
68. Clifford's Busy Week	2002
69. Clifford Goes to Dog School	2002
70. Clifford's Neighborhood: Lots to Learn All Around Town	2002
71. Clifford Loves Me!	2003
72. Clifford's Class Trip	2003
73. Clifford's Day with Dad	2003
74. Clifford's First Sleepover	2004
75. Clifford Goes to Washington	2005
76. Clifford's Puppy Days: Christmas Angel	2005
77. Clifford the Champion	2009
78. Clifford Makes the Team	2011
79. Clifford Goes to Kindergarten	2015
80. Clifford Celebrates Hanukkah	2015

Adaptations

Videos

Karl-Lorimar Home Video released the video Clifford's Sing Along Adventure around 1986. Warner Home Video re-released it in the mid-1990s.

In 1988, Scholastic Studios, Film Roman, Nelvana Limited, TMS Entertainment, Wang Film Productions, and Family Home Entertainment released Clifford's Fun With, a videotape series with a theme song composed by Phillip Namanworth and Benjamin Goldstein. The episodes on the release are: "The ABC Message Service", "Clifford's Birthday Surprise", "The Scavenger Hunt", "The Rhyme Cat Rescue", "Clifford Goes to Hollywood", and "The Pet Show". Musician Brent Titcomb was the voice of Clifford, and actress Alyson Court was the voice of Emily Elizabeth. In the late 1990s, a television station in Spain aired the direct-to-video series for a short period of time.

Television

See also: Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series), Clifford's Puppy Days, Clifford's Really Big Movie, and Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019 TV series)

Scholastic Media produced a 65-episode adaptation shown on PBS Kids. It aired from September 1, 2000 to February 25, 2002. Clifford was voiced by John Ritter. Emily Elizabeth was voiced by Grey DeLisle. There was also a 39-episode prequel series that took place during Clifford's puppyhood. It aired from September 2003 to February 2006. Lara Jill Miller was the voice of Young Clifford. During that time, a movie released in theaters served as the show's finale. It was released in February 2004. No new episodes were released after John Ritter's death. In December 2019, a new series was released. It premiered on December 6, 2019 for Amazon Prime Video and December 7, 2019 on PBS Kids. Adam Sanders voices Clifford and Hannah Levinson voices Emily Elizabeth.