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.
Mio, My Son Mio, My Son is a children's book by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. It was first published in 1954 in Sweden, with the Swedish title Mio, min Mio. The writing is stylised and the story strongly reminiscent of traditional fairy tales and folklore. It received a German Youth Literature Prize ("Deutschen Jugendbuchpreis") in 1956. The book is 258 pages long.