Hairy Maclary Five Lynley Dodd Stories

My 20 mo. old loves it. The 5 books it contains are Hairy Mclary from Donaldson's Dairy, Hairy Mclary's Bone, Scattercat, Cauterwaul Caper and Rumpus at the vet.

Hairy Maclary has been a favorite book of my 9 grandchildren. The antics of this carefree mutt makes you smile while you read any or all of the 6 Lynley Dodd stories. The pictures are great and the repitition of Hairy and his friends' names make for good practice for the young reader. Eg: Blitzer Maloney, all skinny and bony. Muffin McLay like a bundle of hay. Bottomley Potts, covered in spots. Hercules Morse, as big as a horse. the book is a delight, for old readers and for young ones.

I'm starting to know these books of by heart. They are all brilliant! We started with Slinky Malinki but have happily moved to Hairy Maclary via Scarface Claw! My daughters both love these (3 and 5) books and recommend all of them - especially rumpus at the vet! Superb!

Lynley Dodd is a New Zealand author and illustrator. Her Hairy Maclary and Slinky Malinki books are favorites of my 8 year-old daughter. This book contains several stories/poems about Hairy Maclary, his friends and their adventures. The poems are wonderfully clean and simple, with amusing alliterations; the illustrations are tremendous and add enormously to the charm of each story. You would be hard pressed to find a child (or adult, for that matter) who is not enchanted by this book or its companions.

Wonderful stories, very short (sometimes disappointingly so!) and delightful reading. Cute artwork, and parents will not tire of the clever rhythm and rhyme, even after MULTIPLE reads - which your kids WILL demand! My kids (3 & 2) LOVE these books, and my 3-year old is starting to memorize them. Even the DVD (only in PAL version as far as I know) is delightful. My daughter's favorite is Hairy Maclary's Bone. Cat lovers will also enjoy Slinky Malinky. Don't miss this!