Ruth Koeppel

Worried that he's eating Emily Elizabeth's family out of house and home, Clifford runs off with some carnies with a plan to win a lifetime supply of dog food.

This quick and brief adaptation of the spin-off movie from the PBS animated series also has stickers and instructions on each page in the book telling kids where to place them. In 2004, my three-year-old daughter did a pretty good job of it. I bet she could do better today.

FOR REFERENCE:

Adapted by Ruth Koeppel with illustrators Del and Dana Thompson (The Thompson Brothers) from the animated motion picture Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004), directed by Robert Ramirez, screenplay by Rhett Reese and Robert Ramirez, and starring John Ritter.… (more)

I enjoyed reading this story. The main idea of this story is to keep looking for someone you love no matter what obstacles you have to go through to save them. The illustrations were an important aspect of this story. They allow the reader to understand exactly what was happening throughout the text. Also, they were very colorful and attracted to the eye. For example, each illustration had bright colors and is very detailed to help you tell what was happening with the expression and emotions on their faces. Next, I believe the text on each page was very detailed. It explained exactly what was happening and didn’t skip any steps. For example, it describe all the steps Jimmy took to find his dog that was captured by robots.… (more)