Available Formats
Board book
Published: 11th May 2010
Hardback
Published: 10th December 2010
Paperback
Published: 4th July 2023
Hardback
Published: 4th July 2023
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
By (Author) Lynley Dodd
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
4th July 2023
4th July 2013
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Picture storybooks
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse
821.914
Paperback
32
Width 189mm, Height 252mm, Spine 5mm
132g
The iconic first Hairy Maclary book in paperback format, which introduces Hercules Morse, Bitzer Maloney, Muffin McLay, Bottomley Potts, Schnitzel von Krumm and of course the famous Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. Lynley Dodd's iconic first Hairy Maclary book, which introduces the famous Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy and his canine gang. Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy Hairy Maclary's friends join him for a walk until, with a sudden yowl, a wail and a howl, they all run off. What could have caused such a scatter of paws Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com
(Hairy Maclary is) a child's best introduction to books * The Times *
The rhyming verse is delightful to read aloud and soon learned by heart * Independent *
Lynley Dodd graduated from the Elam School of Art in Auckland with a diploma in Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture. She went on to teach art before taking a break to start a family. She began to work as a freelance illustrator and collaborated with author Eve Sutton on My Cat Likes To Hide in Boxes. There was no looking back as Lynley went on to write and illustrate her own books for children. Exuberant artwork and bouncy rhymes come together perfectly in books like Slinky Malinki and Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. As well as being a visual delight, these are some of the most rewarding books for children and adults to read out loud. It comes as no surprise that, as a child, she adored Dr Seuss because of his 'crazy sounds and the fact that he took such liberties with the English language.' Other favourite authors included A A Milne and the fairy tales of The Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Andersen. Today, Lynley is a big fan of Quentin Blake 'because of his humour and very clever art work.'