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Clifford the Small Red Puppy (Clifford the Big Red Dog)

Norman Bridwell

Ages 3–8

Readers rate it 3.7 (12 on Hardcover)

32 pages · Released Oct 1, 1999

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Clifford the Small Red Puppy (Clifford the Big Red Dog) parent’s guide: what’s inside

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A note for parents

This is a classic, wholesome picture book introducing the origin of Clifford the Big Red Dog. The story celebrates love, acceptance, and the bond between a child and her pet, with gentle humor and charming illustrations appropriate for preschool and early elementary readers. There is no violence, inappropriate language, or mature content; it's purely a feel-good story about growth and devotion.

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From the publisher

Clifford begins life as a very small red puppy, but once he starts growing into a very large red dog there seems no limit to his potential size. This is a story of how the biggest and most loved dog in America got to be so big! Clifford begins life as a very small red puppy, but once he starts growing into a very large red dog there seems no limit to his potential size. This is a story of how the biggest and most loved dog in America got to be so big!

Shelved under

  • Puppies
  • Dogs
  • Growth
  • Juvenile fiction.
  • Children's fiction
  • Dogs, fiction
  • Clifford, the big red dog (fictitious character), fiction
  • Fiction
  • Children
  • picture book

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ISBN 9780881032017 · Tandem Library

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