Clifford's First Sleepover

by Norman Bridwell

Clifford the Big Red Dog (an 8x8 booklet)

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When Emily Elizabeth goes to spend the night at her grandparents' house, Clifford the puppy hides in her bag and comes along.

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Emily Elizabeth's parents are looking to party pretty hard, so they send her to a sleepover at her grandparents in a flashback to Clifford's puppy days. Once again Clifford stows away and ends up causing havoc at a place he's not supposed to be. Formulaic but cute.

I'm glad to see that Grandma seems to have survived whatever ailed her in Clifford Visits The Hospital from a few years previous, but I am now concerned about the status of her husband and their old dog, Laddie, that appear in the flashback but aren't accounted for in the present time scenes. Is there a Clifford's First Funeral book out there somewhere?
Emily Elizabeth is excited to sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's house, but has to leave her new puppy, Clifford, at home. Not realizing Clifford jumped into her suitcase at the last minute, Emily Elizabeth sets her suitcase in the guest bedroom at Grandma and Grandpa's house. While Emily Elizabeth and her grandparents are outside playing with her grandparents dog Clifford's curiosity is taking over the house and creates a mess!
When Emily Elizabeth has to leave Clifford for the night, Clifford howls away the night. Everyone tries to help clifford fall asleep, and finally they figure out how. Clifford goes to sleep with everyone else sleeping with him on the beach.
When Emily Elizabeth visits Grandma and Grandpa's house for a sleepover, Clifford sneaks into her suitcase.

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Norman Bridwell was born on February 15, 1928 in Kokomo, Indiana. He attended the John Herron Art Institute from 1945 to 1949 and Cooper Union Art School from 1952 to 1953. After graduating from Cooper Union, he worked first as a messenger for a lettering company and then as an artist designer for Raxon Fabrics Company. After that, he spent three show more years with H. D. Rose and Company as an artist, before becoming a freelance artist in 1956. In 1963, he published his first children's book, Zany Zoo, as well as his first Clifford book, Clifford the Big Red Dog. During his lifetime, he wrote and illustrated more than 150 books including The Witch Next Door, A Tiny Family, Clifford Goes to Kindergarten, and Clifford Celebrates Hanukkah. He died following a fall at his home on December 12, 2014 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Clifford's First Sleepover
Original publication date
2004-01
People/Characters
Clifford the Big Red Dog (also as Clifford the Small Red Puppy); Emily Elizabeth; Emily Elizabeth's mother; Emily Elizabeth's father; Emily Elizabeth's grandmother; Emily Elizabeth's grandfather
First words
Hi, I'm Emily Elizabeth. My dog, Clifford, and I are going to sleep over at Grandma's tonight.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Now when we sleep at Grandma's, Clifford has his own room too.
Original language
English

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Children's Books, Picture Books
DDC/MDS
536Natural sciences & mathematicsPhysicsHeat
LCC
PZ7 .B7633 .CLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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English, French
Media
Paper
ISBNs
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