Happy Birthday Clifford!

Happy Birthday Clifford! 1Kindergarten students at Montgomery Catholic’s St. Bede Campus completed a study of the work of Norman Bridwell, the author and illustrator of the Clifford books. The Clifford books were first published in 1963, which makes Clifford 47 years old.

Students in Mrs. Debbie Redden’s class had a birthday party for Clifford with cookies decorated by the students. A stuffed Clifford dog visited each student in the class. Each student took Clifford home and wrote a real or make-believe story of Clifford’s adventures, whcih he/she read to the class the following day.

Pictured: Montgomery Catholic kindergarten students recently held a birthday party for Clifford, who celebrated his 47th birthday in February. back row (l to r): John Tracy, Erik Azar, William Driver, Matthew Reardon, Autumn Sekerak, James Bender, and Julian Macchia. front row: Layne Jordan, Ailish Gilbert, McKinley Boyd, and Haley Gordon. Photo by Debbie Redden.

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