Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.

When Emily Elizabeth and Clifford visit Clifford's brother, Nero, a fire rescue dog, Clifford demonstrates fire safety and helps to put out a fire.

Auntie, who is a dog trainer, thinks Clifford needs to learn obedience, but to Emily Elizabeth the big red dog is perfect already.

Clifford begins life as a very small red puppy, but once he starts growing into a very large red dog there seems no limit to his potential size. This is a story of how the biggest and most loved dog in America got to be so big!

The reader may guess where a small red puppy is hiding at each turn of the page. On board pages.

Clifford, the big red dog, makes a snowy valentine for his friends.

As a small puppy, Clifford the red dog goes to school with Emily Elizabeth and gets into mischievous trouble during the finger painting, cookie baking, and snack time.

When a hurricane strikes while Clifford and Emily Elizabeth are having fun visiting her grandmother at the beach, Clifford the big red dog knows just what to do to keep everyone safe.

"When Clifford visits his dad in the country, they spend the day fetching, digging, and having lots of fun together!"