bridwell in A Sentence

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Jim Bridwell led the climbing expedition to Pumori.

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The author of this beloved children's series is Norman Bridwell.

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Bridwell decided to name his young girl protagonist Emily, after his daughter.

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Three weeks later, Scholastic offered to publish Bridwell's first book, Clifford the Big Red Dog.

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Bridwell's brother worked for the FBI at the time and was given the assignment to spy on his brother.

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As a boy, Bridwell dreamed of owning a big dog that he could ride and have as his best friend.

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While Bridwell's books about"Clifford" have never been embraced by critics, millions of young readers love Bridwell's cheerful stories and simple artwork.

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In addition to the Clifford series, Norman Bridwell is also the author of the series, The Witch Next Door and A Tiny Family.

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Forty Clifford books later, with over 44 million copies in print, including those translated into other languages, Bridwell is now a best-selling author-illustrator.

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Despite the huge success of Clifford and having over 60 published books to his name, Bridwell has had another 120 books rejected(including various Clifford titles).

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When it came time to name his characters, Bridwell decided on the name the dog“Tiny”, but his wife, Norma, told him the name was boring.

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In 1962, in the attempt to supplement his income to support his wife and daughter, Bridwell created a portfolio of his drawings and approached children's book publishers with a goal of becoming a book illustrator.

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Just think, if Bridwell listened to his school teachers when they told him he wasn't a very good artist or writer, or if he succumbed to discouragement when children's publishing companies piled on the rejections, Clifford may have never found his way in the world of children's literature, and without Bridwell's wife and her imaginary friend, Clifford, the world probably would have known the beloved canine as Tiny, the Big Red Dog.

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