After three years Bridwell decided to become a freelancer. Two years later Bridwell designed cartoons for slides and filmstrips for H. In 1953 he moved to New York City to study at Cooper Union Art School for a year and then became a commercial artist for Foxson Fabrics, where he designed fabrics for neckties. After graduating from high school, Bridwell spent two years at the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONÄ«ridwell was born February 15, 1928, in Kokomo, Indiana, the son of Vern Ray (a factory foreman) and Mary Leona Koontz (a homemaker) Bridwell. Bridwell's books have been translated into Chinese, Danish, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Spanish and have spawned numerous spin-off products, including toys, games, clothes, puzzles, bedding, backpacks, and beanbags. His simplistic writing style incorporates fact, fiction, and humor into books credited with teaching preschool and primary grade children a wide range of topics while keeping them laughing at Clifford's misadventures. INTRODUCTIONÄ«ridwell is best known as the creator of more than one hundred Clifford the Big Red Dog picture books, concept books, toy books, and easy readers. (Full name Norman Ray Bridwell) American writer and illustrator of children's books.
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