Eleven children's illustrators and Richard Robinson, President and CEO of Scholastic, applaud author/illustrator Norman Bridwell, for creating Clifford the Big Red Dog, one of the most beloved children's book characters of all time. Bridwell joined the other children's 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 from left to right, Rene Telgemeier, Mary GrandPré, Jeff Smith, Norman Bridwell, Stephen Savage, Richard Robinson, and David Shannon, Thursday, May 5, 2011.