Advertisement'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Turns 50 (In Human Years)September 22, 2012NPR StafffacebookEmailThe original, 1963 cover of Clifford the Big Red Dog. "[I] was shocked when it was accepted for publication, because I'd never written anything before," says Norman Bridwell. (Scholastic)
![The original, 1963 cover of <em>Clifford the Big Red Dog</em>. "[I] was shocked when it was accepted for publication, because I'd never written anything before," says Norman Bridwell. (Scholastic)](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/09/21/clifford_custom-549ca02cbb2d3c64595a4fb204f05d6b50842fe8.jpg?s=1000)