Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
…Ever since Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy first trotted out of the
gate with his shaggy face, rascally eyes and hilarious rhyming name, he has been
adored by millions of children and adults all over the world. Lynley Dodd's ten
classic tales with Hairy Maclary in the starring role have been collected into
one very special hardback volume. Hairy Maclary and Friends Treasury: The
complete adventures of Hairy Maclary also includes a CD of the stories, read by
Kyle Pryor. Each tale is introduced by Lynley Dodd herself, who shares the
hilarious real-life episodes that for her sparked off each new rollicking,
frolicking Hairy Maclary adventure.
The complete collection of Hairy Maclary stories is as follows: Hairy Maclary
from Donaldson's Dairy; Hairy Maclary's Bone; Hairy Maclary Scattercat; Hairy
Maclary's Caterwaul Caper; Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet; Hairy
Maclary's Showbusiness; Hairy Maclary, Sit; Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack;
Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks; Hairy Maclary, Shoo.
Author Biography
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.’