The first English-only alphabetical dictionary was published in 1604 by Robert Cawdrey, though many people considered it unreliable. Though there have been a number of dictionary-like reference texts from cultures around the world since then, most of them dealt with translating from other languages or grouped words by category rather than alphabetically. The earliest "dictionaries" come from the Akkadian Empire and date to around 2300 BCE. He's published a number of other award-winning children's books since then and currently lives with his wife in Maine.
His colleagues in the publishing industry helped him write his first children's picture books and, after working on the idea for six years, Clements published Frindle.
There, he briefly worked as a singer-songwriter and then entered the world of publishing. He and his family moved to New York City when budget cuts made it seem as though Clements's job wasn't secure. He married and had his first son during this time. He earned his MA in teaching at National Louis University and then spent seven years teaching fourth grade, eighth grade, and high school outside of Chicago. Clements studied English at Northwestern University and after teaching writing at several high school summer workshops, he decided to become a teacher. The family spent its summers on a lake in Maine with no television or phone, which Clements credits with giving him ample time to read. Clements's family lived in several New Jersey towns before moving to Illinois when Andrew Clements was in the sixth grade.
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