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Board book
Published: 19th August 2011
Hardback
Published: 2nd October 2017
Board book
Published: 1st October 2019
Paperback
Published: 1st October 2018
Scarface Claw
By (Author) Lynley Dodd
Penguin Group (NZ)
Puffin
19th August 2011
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
823.2
Board book
30
Width 278mm, Height 229mm, Spine 19mm
290g
Scarface is the toughest tom in town. He shows everyone just how tough he is - but there is just one thing that does scare him!
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.'