Everyone's favorite Big Red Dog is back again as a part of thenew Scholastic Reader series!The boy sees Clifford, Clifford seesthe boy, and they're friends at first sight! The boy and the dogrun, jump, and cartwheel their way through the day in a story thatyoung children can read themselves!

　　Norman Bridwell (born February 15, 1928 in Kokomo, Indiana,U.S.) is an American author and cartoonist, best-known for theClifford the Big Red Dog series of children's books. Bridwellattended John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana andCooper Union in New York City. He currently resides on Martha'sVineyard, MA, where he continues to write an average of two books ayear. There are over 126 million copies of his books in print in 13languages.He lives in Edgartown, MA with his wife Norma. They havetwo children, son, Tim, and daughter, Emily Elizabeth.

　　罗曼·布莱德威尔（NormanBirdwell）是美国著名儿童漫画家，他的作品在美国影响了几代人，代表作《怎样照顾你的怪物》发表于上世纪70年代，在美国曾经风靡一时。他的“大红狗Clifford”图书系列全球发行量达到4000万册之多，非常惊人。