What nationality is the author of who is best known for his children's book series that was first published in 1963 and helped establish Scholastic as a premier publishing company?
Clifford the Big Red Dog Clifford the Big Red Dog is an eponymously titled American children's book series about a giant red dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by Norman Bridwell (1928–2014). The series helped establish Scholastic as a premier publishing company, and Clifford himself is Scholastic's official mascot.
M. I. McAllister Margaret I. McAllister is an English author of children's books, born in 1956. She grew up on the north-east coast of England. Her first book, "A Friend for Rachel" (now entitled "The Secret Mice") was published by the Oxford University Press in 1997. "Urchin of the Riding Stars", the first in The Mistmantle Chronicles, was published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2005.