Scholastic to release 50th Anniversary "Clifford the Big Red Dog" titles as eBooks and apps

In time for the 50th anniversary of the "Clifford the Big Red Dog" series, Scholastic will publish Normal Bridwell's Clifford Collection this September, a set of six Clifford titles published between 1963 and 1977. In Spring 2013, the company will publish Clifford's Birthday Party and a new book, Clifford's Bedtime Story. Both the Clifford Collection and Clifford's Birthday Party will be published simultaneously in print, eBook and Spanish versions. In addition, more than 20 Clifford books will be made available as eBooks for Scholastic's Storia eReader.

Scholastic will also publish Clifford's Big Birthday App for iOS and Android in September. Both versions of the app will be priced at $0.99.