Clifford's First Sleepover

Clifford the Big Red Dog

by Norman Bridwell (Illustrator)

Children will love this new story by Norman Bridwell about Clifford's very first sleepover!

When Emily Elizabeth goes to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a sleepover, she thinks she is leaving her small red puppy behind. So there are lots of surprises in store when Clifford sneaks into her suitcase!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Kids

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2004

About the author

Norman Bridwell was an American author and cartoonist, best-known for the Clifford the Big Red Dog series of children's books. Bridwell attended John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana. He lived on Martha's Vineyard, MA, where he wrote an average of two books a year.

Reviews

[TJE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nostalgic, Tea enjoyed but not as much as other series

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

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?

[Donna Mork · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great example of a parallel book. Story shows the puppy doing the same thing the older dog is doing, but in different places, at the same time. Great illustrations.

[Danielle Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

So loving

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Logan: I liked that he hid in Emily Elizabeth's bag.

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grandchildren loved it. Can't get enough of Clifford books.

[Darinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book in the Clifford the Big Red Dog series. Fun and cute.

[Dustin Dye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clifford's First Sleepover is a fun little story about a mischievous puppy Clifford. My toddler enjoyed the story and seeing all the trouble Clifford caused.

[Robert Groves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional heart-warming children's story.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

(read aloud by himself at 5yo, no words missed)

[Emily Modder]

This easy read children's book was about the first time Clifford the Big Red Dog had stayed over with Emily at her grandparents' house. It was fun and easy to follow along with the story line.
I think this is a good selection for an early reader because of the rhyme scheme that went along throughout most of the book. There weren't hard to pronounce words within the text, and the pictures helped the reader understand more of what was happening in the book. Wherever there were pictures found, there was text to go along with it to illustrate what might already be seen in someones mind. The use of bright colors and simplistic style keeps the reader engaged and wanting to read on by keeping a limited amount of text per page along with the simple illustrations.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Emily Elizabeth goes on a sleepover with her grandparents. Clifford doesn't want to stay behind so he hides in her bag. When everyone leaves the house Clifford comes out and it doesn't take long for them to know Clifford is there.

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Clifford's First Sleepover
Bridwell, Norman
a cute childhood story book.

[Sydney Conrad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Typical Clifford story.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the rating for my 5yr old daughter. She has had me read this book 6 times in the last 3 days. Her favorite part is where Clifford makes the big mess.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love seeing Clifford as a tiny puppy. :)

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

My son enjoys Clifford, and this was your average run-of-the-mill book in the series.