Norman Bridwell, a soft-spoken illustrator whose impromptu story about a girl and her puppy marked the unlikely birth of the supersized franchise Clifford the Big Red Dog, has died at 86. To plant a ...

Norman Ray Bridwell, author of the popular children's book series "Clifford the Big Red Dog," has died. He was 86 years old. "Norman Bridwell’s books about Clifford, childhood’s most loveable dog, ...

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Clifford the Big Red Dog is big in Kokomo, Indiana — figuratively and potentially literally, if Lisa Fipps ever gets her way. Kokomo is the hometown of children’s author Norman Bridwell, Clifford’s ...

Norman Bridwell loved his hometown. Even though he hadn't lived in Kokomo, Ind. for nearly 70 years, the author of the beloved “Clifford the Big Red Dog” books had a special connection with the city ...

Norman Bridwell, the creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, has died at the age of 86. The author and illustrator passed away on Friday (December 12), his publisher Scholastic confirmed. What to Read ...