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?
Norman Bridwell Norman Ray Bridwell (February 15, 1928 – December 12, 2014) was an American author and cartoonist best known for the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" series of children's books.
Eloise (1955 book) Eloise (originally titled Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown-ups) is the first of the "Eloise" book series of written and drawn by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight, respectively. It was published in 1955. In 1969, the adult-oriented book was re-released as a children's book. An audiobook version of "Eloise", narrated by Bernadette Peters, was released in October 2015 to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the series.