Top children's book illustrators and Richard Robinson, President and CEO of Scholastic, applaud author/illustrator Norman Bridwell, creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, New York, Thursday, May 5, 2011. Bridwell joined eleven other children's book illustrators at Scholastic's New York City headquarters for the launch of a month-long online charity auction of their original artwork to benefit literacy organizations. Pictured in foreground from left to right: Jon J Muth, Raina Telgemeier, Mary GrandPré, Norman Bridwell, Bruce Degen, David Shannon, and Richard Robinson.