Clifford's First School Day

Written by Norman Bridwell

Part of the Clifford series

A small red puppy's school day turns into a series of delightful disasters.

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32 pages· 375 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud· 440L

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Emily Elizabeth takes her tiny red puppy, Clifford, to school, where chaos ensues. From fingerpainting mishaps to cookie-baking blunders, Clifford's antics are both messy and endearing. He topples a ship during water play and crashes into a sandcastle, but his charm wins everyone over. As Clifford's adventures unfold, Emily Elizabeth wonders what her teacher would think of him now. Discover the playful chaos of Clifford's school day and see how he turns calamity into creativity.

From the publisher

Clifford is going to school!Emily Elizabeth remembers taking her small red puppy Clifford to school and all the comical calamities that occured there. Clifford tries to fingerpaint and, sliding through the paint, makes a very creative masterpiece. Then, during water play, he is captain of the ship, until he tips over the mast and falls into the water! A bag of flour used to make cookies for snack time intrigues Clifford, until it falls on him, and covers him with white powder! Oh Clifford!But Clifford’s not done yet. Outside, Emily Elizabeth puts him on a slide and, CRASH! He lands in someone’s sand castle! But Clifford helps repair it and all is well. Emily Elizabeth’s teacher asks her to bring Clifford back when he’s a little bigger. As Emily Elizabeth says, “She should see him now.”

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