Clifford Goes To Hollywood

by Norman Bridwell

Clifford the Big Red Dog (Scholastic Level 1)

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Clifford becomes a movie star in Hollywood, but soon misses life back home.

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Clifford the Big Red Dog returns; after a screen test, he’s declared a terrific actor and taken to Hollywood to make a movie. Clifford’s movie is a huge success and he becomes a star.

Now Clifford has a doghouse fit for a star, dog collars made of gold and diamonds, a bone-shaped swimming pool, and many fans. But Clifford is not happy. What will make Clifford the Big Red Dog happy again?

Young readers in the primary grades . . . first and second graders, ages six and seven . . . are the target audience for Clifford’s adventures with Emily Elizabeth.

But this story is elevated to something more with its wise message for all children. Clifford learns that things, no matter how bright or numerous or expensive, cannot take the place of show more family and love.

Highly recommended.
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Clifford is a big red dog that is owned by Emily Elizabeth. In this book, Clifford becomes a movie star and moves away to make movies. After a while of living with a big house, fancy food, shiny things, and a pretty pool he wants to go home. He realizes that there is no place he would rather be than with Emily Elizabeth. So he returns home and is happy again. Clifford is a beloved favorite of many children. He is funny, sweet, kind, and a friend to all. Children love the illustrations and simple stories. Many of these books do teach valuable lessons about friendship as well. I would use this book to read to my students in hopes that they would check out more of this series from the library. There are so many Clifford books for all ages. show more Every classroom library should have at least one Clifford book. show less
This review is for the children's book Clifford Goes to Hollywood by Norman Bridwell.

The one thing I learned from this book is that Clifford the Big Red Dog has been around since the early 1960s. That absolutely blew my mind. So Clifford had already been around for TWENTY years when this book was published. Crazy, right?

I also learned that this book was later (2010) reprinted as Clifford is a Star.

This book was really cute but not really all that educational. But that's okay because I mean it's Clifford. Who doesn't love Clifford?

I wondered why his owner (Emily Elizabeth; unnamed in this book) didn't go with him to Hollywood. I would have wanted to go with him if he were my dog. It's hard not to miss a gigantic red dog.

I definitely show more recommend this book. I love Clifford the Big Red Dog. show less
Clifford went to Hollywood and became a big star. He had fun at first, but then it was too much and he missed Emily Elizabeth, so he returned home to her.

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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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Original publication date
1980
Dedication
To Lucinda Morgan Bailey
First words
This is my dog, Clifford.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He'd rather be with me than in Hollywood.

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Children's Books, Picture Books
DDC/MDS
808.068Literature & rhetoricLiterature, rhetoric & criticismRhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literaturesRhetoric and anthologiesBy Type Of WritingChildren's literature
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PZ7 .B7633 .CLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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