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Hairy Maclary and Friends

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Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Join Hairy Maclary and his friends on their first ever adventure in this golden 40th anniversary edition of the beloved rhyming classic!

Hairy Maclary is off for a walk in town, and on the way he's joined by many furry friends of all shops and sizes, from Bottomley Potts (covered in spots) to Schnitzel von Krumm (with a very low tum). But when they suddenly find themselves face-to-face with Scarface Claw - the toughest Tom in town - it's time to run all the way back home!

The brilliantly clever rhyme and vivid, engaging pictures have made this story into a children's classic, beloved for over 40 years - and it's still one of the most popular picture books today.

"Children will love looking at the detailed illustrations of each dog, and it's a great conversation starter around different words to describe how each dog looks and might feel" - The Evening Standard

More Hairy Maclary classics:
Hairy Maclary's Bone
Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet
Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Join Hairy Maclary and his friends on their first ever adventure in this golden 40th anniversary edition of the beloved rhyming classic!

Hairy Maclary is off for a walk in town, and on the way he's joined by many furry friends of all shops and sizes, from Bottomley Potts (covered in spots) to Schnitzel von Krumm (with a very low tum). But when they suddenly find themselves face-to-face with Scarface Claw - the toughest Tom in town - it's time to run all the way back home!

The brilliantly clever rhyme and vivid, engaging pictures have made this story into a children's classic, beloved for over 40 years - and it's still one of the most popular picture books today.

"Children will love looking at the detailed illustrations of each dog, and it's a great conversation starter around different words to describe how each dog looks and might feel" - The Evening Standard

More Hairy Maclary classics:
Hairy Maclary's Bone
Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet
Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers
Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers
'Christmas was coming. Out came the tree, dressed up in finery, splendid to see. Trinkets and tinsel with baubles and bows, a mouse with a hat and a very red nose . . .' So begins Lynley Dodd's cracking Christmas tale told in her usual rollicking, rhythmic rhyme. Festive preparations are being made in Slinky Malinki's house and the rapscallion, mischievous cat is most curious about the Christmas tree. With its reindeer, ribbons, baubles and bells, it's too tempting a treat for Slinky not to investigate. So Slinky Malinki, with mischievous glee, creeps out from the shadows to climb up the tree...
Hairy Maclary and Friends Little Library
Hairy Maclary and Friends Little Library
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy has lots of friends, including Schnitzel von Krumm (with a very low tum!), cheeky and cheerful Slinky Malinki and adorable pittery-pattery Zachary Quack. Now you can meet them too in this frolicking, rollicking little library - a perfect introduction to the many adventures of Hairy Maclary and friends and just right for tiny fingers and little hands!
Hairy Maclary Five Lynley Dodd Stories
Hairy Maclary Five Lynley Dodd Stories
A deliciously chunky hardback gift edition of five Hairy Maclary stories from the first, HAIRY MACLARY FROM DONALDSON'S DAIRY to HAIRY MACLARY'S RUMPUS AT THE VET.
Hairy Maclary, Shoo
Hairy Maclary, Shoo
'Stop this shemozzle, this hullabaloo! Scarper, skedaddle, be off with you - shoo!'

When Hairy Maclary decides to snoop inside a parked delivery van, he's in for a madcap adventure. After a rattling, roaring ride, and finding himself far from home, he desperately tries to get back to the Dairy - creating havoc and incurring the wrath of shopkeepers, schoolteachers and passers-by along the way.

Has Hairy ever caused such mayhem? Thank goodness for Miss Plum, who once again steps in to save the day!
Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack
Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack
Zachary Quack, a small and determined duckling, sets out to play with a rather reluctant Hairy Maclary. A 'cat and mouse' chase follows, with the two characters ending up peacefully snuggled together after Zachary Quack has saved a soggy Hairy Maclary from the river.
Hairy Maclary, Sit
Hairy Maclary, Sit
Hairy Maclary, Sit is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd.

Hairy Maclary causes trouble again when he is simply not in the mood for the Kennel Club's Obedience Class. He feels mischievous and mad and not only does he scamper away but all his friends - Bottomley Potts, Muffin McLay, Hercules Morse, Schnitzel von Krumm and the rest follow.

"Galloping here, galloping there, rollicking, frolicking everywhere"!

Over 5 million Hairy Maclary books sold worldwide



Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. She is enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the unforgettable HAIRY MACLARY and his friends. She worked as a teacher before beginning to write her own books in 1974.

Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd!
Hairy Maclary Story Collection
Hairy Maclary Story Collection
Meet Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Donaldson's Dairy, always ready for mischief. In this fabulous set of audio rhyming tales, Hairy Maclary and his friends just want to have fun, but trouble is never far away!

The eight stories on this bumper CD collection are all set to music and read fabulously by Dr Who star David Tennant.

The collection contains:

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Hairy Maclary, Sit!
Hairy Maclary and Zackary Quack
Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet
Hairy Maclary Scattercat
Hairy Maclary's Bone
Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
Scarface Claw
Scarface Claw
Big, bullying tom cat, Scarface Claw, Hairy Maclary's arch-enemy, is at the centre of this story. But like most bullies, Scarface turns out to be not quite as tough as he and the other animals think when he is scared by his own reflection.
Slinky Malinki Catflaps
Slinky Malinki Catflaps
Slinky Malinki wakes from a cosy sleep, stretches and slips out through the catflap and into the night. He's soon joined by his friends Greywacke Jones, Butterball Brown, the Poppadum kittens and the rest of the gang. Hobnobbing happily on the wall,ten in a row, the cats are disturbed by the crotchety Scarface Claw. The cats hiss and yowl until all the neighbours complain. Scarface slopes off and Slinky Malinki invites his friends home to sit in front of the fire, hobnobbing happily, ten in a row.
Slinky Malinki, Open the Door
Slinky Malinki, Open the Door
When Slinky Malinki and Stickybeak Sid are left in the house on their own, they cause absolute mayhem by opening all the carefully shut doors in the house - and leave a trail of destruction from bathroom to bedroom to kitchen. But then Slinky Malinki opens the final door and comes face to face with his old adversary - Hairy Maclary!
Hairy Maclary Scattercat
Hairy Maclary Scattercat
"Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly, bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly"

Hairy Maclary, everyone's favourite dog, is busy chasing and hustling all the neighbourhood cats from Slinky Malinki to Pimpernel Pugh. But when he comes face to face with Scarface Claw, the toughest tomcat in town, it's Hairy Maclary's turn to be bustled, rustled and hustled!
Hairy Maclary's Bone
Hairy Maclary's Bone
Board book version of bestselling picture book
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
"They sniffed and they snuffled, they bustled around, and they saw WHAT was making the terrible sound."

Scarface Claw, the biggest cat in the neighbourhood, is out exploring when he gets stuck up a tree. His yowling is terrible - so terrible that it draws Hairy Maclary and all his friends from Donaldson's Dairy to investigate.
Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
"In Riverside Hall on Cabbage Tree Row, the Cat Club were having their Annual Show . . ."

When Hairy Maclary bounces and pounces his way into the cat show, his flustering and blustering bring a very unexpected result . . . Another rollicking, rhyming adventure with Hairy Maclary (from Donaldson's Dairy) and friends!

Over 5 million Hairy Maclary books sold worldwide.

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