She worked as a teacher before beginning to write her own books in 1974. Written and illustrated by New Zealand writer, Lynley Dodd, Hairy Maclary made his debut in the book, Hairy Maclary from Donaldsons Dairy in 1983. Her title's Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, Hairy Maclary: Hide and Seek, Slinky Malinki: Early Bird and Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary made the New Zealand Best Seller List in 2015. She is enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the unforgettable HAIRY MACLARY and his friends. In 2002, she was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to children's literature. Here for the first time are 10 animated tales about Hairy Maclary, based on Lynley Dodd's best-selling books. Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. Hairy Maclary is the dog of the decade, and Hairy's gang of friends, including Slinky Malinki and Scarface Claw the toughest tom in town, are unforgettable too.

He loves Lynley Dodd’s rhymes and accompanying illustrations and laughs like a drain at Slinky Malinki and Stickybeak Sid’s antics. He’s 3.5 years and is at the right age to start understanding the books and the humour in them. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy is the hilarious rhyming classic by Lynley Dodd.Ī 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. My mother read the Hairy Maclary books to me when I was a child and now I’m fondly reading them to my own son.

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