I'm so excited to be part of Booking Across the USA this year & get to help celebrate children's authors from across the country!
I am from the great state of Indiana. And do you know what celebrated children's author is also from Indiana? Here's a hint....
Yeah......so, my hint may have been a little too easy. Did you guess?
Yep-- the creator of the beloved Clifford the Big Red Dog was born & raised right here in Indiana. Did you know that he never really intended to be a children's author? He loved to draw as a child & teen, and originally wanted to be an illustrator. He got rejection over & over.....and one editor even told him his drawings were awful and she couldn't imagine anyone wanting HIM to illustrate a book!

I admire Bridwell as wonderful children's book author, but even more so for his perseverence. His experience with rejection and the way he dealt with it is a great example of intestinal fortitude and perseverance.
I'll leave you with a little bit of Norman Bridwell wisdom.....

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