Clifford's Puppy Days

by Norman Bridwell

Book Overview

Read all about Clifford's BIG ideas! Classic Clifford reissued! It only takes a little to BE BIG! As a puppy, Clifford was so small Emily Elizabeth gave him a bath in a soup bowl! He was very easy to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590442627
• ISBN13: 9780590442626
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 31 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.9" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Clifford was an "itty-bitty" puppy? It's true!

Clifford the big red dog, really was a tiny puppy once. His owner Emily Elizabeth, shares many of the things she used to do with Clifford, when he was just a pup. Emily tells of how Clifford disappeared once, and ended in a funny incident, where the biggest dog she had ever seen, or so she thought then, helped Clifford. Read and find out what Clifford did, and see Clifford when as he was a puppy.

Puppy Day

This book is a very interesting book. I like how Clifford grows up to be this very big red dog .And could help you out on every thing.

Cliffords Puppy Days

Clifford's Puppy Days is about Clifford the Big Read Dog when he was younger. He was very small and always got lost in things. He would hide in hats, and people's purses. I like this book because it has a little bit of comedy in it and is rather funny. It also talks about how Emily, his owner, takes care of him and loves him. I also like this book because when I was little I always wanted a puppy and my mom would never get me one. So I read these books to see what it would be like to actually have a puppy.

Clifford's Puppy Days

Emily Elizabeth describes the things that Clifford did as a tiny puppy! The balls Emily would use to play with him were too big, and so was her teddy bear. She made a merry-go-round for him, which was a record on a record player. Clifford even slept in her hat! He was too small to take a bath in the bath tub so Emily had to use a soup bowl. But one day, Emily?s aunt came to visit and Clifford climbed in her purse. After Emily?s aunt left, Emily and her mom looked all over for their little puppy, but they couldn?t find him. Read the book to see how they find him!! I think this is a good book for children. It shows that all big things were once tiny and harmless. I would recommend this book to children that are afraid of things that are big.

Sweet and Fun Rather Than Hilarious

Our younger daughter was very committed to Clifford stories, and got more laughs from them than anything else. That was particularly good since she was actually uncomfortable around big dogs. If you know Clifford, you know that most of the humor comes from his "oversized" good intentions creating havoc with mere mortals and objects. Usually, Clifford saves the day for someone along the way, making good use of his size. This book plays on the opposite theme, how ordinary objects overwhelm a tiny Clifford when he was a puppy. If you read this book first in the Clifford series, it will seem like a three or four star book. If you read it after some of the others, especially Clifford, The Big Red Dog, you will find the counter-humor much funnier and more charming. I based my rating on that way of using the book."Clifford wasn't always so big. When he was a puppy, he was very, very small." A ball is so big that it knocks Clifford over. A teddy bear falls over and pins him. He rides on an long-playing record on a turntable like a child would ride on playground equipment. Occasionally, he falls asleep in Emily Elizabeth's hat and cannot be found until she puts it on! He also rides on floating soap in the bath, until one day he slips off. After that, he gets his baths in a soup bowl. Daddy is "surprised" to learn that when he next eats his soup. The main event is when Clifford climbs into Emily Elizabeth's aunt's purse without being noticed. When her aunt goes to a bake shop, she opens her purse to pay . . . and out pops Clifford, into all the gooey goodies! He makes quite mess.How shall he get cleaned up? Her aunt bumps into a boy with a St. Bernard who likes whipped cream and makes short work of the mess. "The dog who brought him home was the biggest dog I had ever seen . . . until Clifford grew up." The last two pictures show the contrast of Clifford, before and after, with the St. Bernard in both illustrations. Many children are attracted to the idea of having a puppy or kitten as a pet, but not to having a full-grown dog or cat. This book can be useful in explaining how the two are connected. You can also use this book to discuss with your child the ways that things that seem large to your child are really pretty harmless. Enjoy people and animals of all sizes and shapes.