Hairy Maclary goes off for a walk in town, followed by a few friends. All is uneventful until they meet Scarface Claw, the toughest tom cat in town, and run for home.

Accolades

NZ Govt Award Winner, Picture Book of the Year 1984.

Review

"The alliteration in this book is fabulous. Young children will want to read and re-read the words in this book. The names of the dogs are repeated in the story so that children will be able to follow along with their parent. The work is short and concise. The story line is about a small black dog and his friends who run into the local tomcat and get so scared that they run home to bed. The pictures of the dogs are so detailed one can see the personalities of the dogs on every page. This feel-good book can be used to teach kids about dealing with fear. This is also a good book to get children interested in reading and is sure to be a favorite for many years." Children's Literature

Author Biography

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.