Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (Hairy Maclary and Friends)

by Lynley Dodd

Board book, 2002

Status

Available

Call number

823.914

Description

A small black dog and his canine friends are terrorized by the local tomcat.

User reviews

LibraryThing member petulant_seraph

I love this kid's book. I've read this to children I've taught and they have loved joining in with the repeated phrases and adding action to the tale

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LibraryThing member 11T

Hairy McLairy is a fluffy black dog who skips along the road merrily and stumbles upon an treacherous cat named Scarface Claw. Scarface Claw is mean and horrible and is just a pawn in a much darker and stronger force controlling the world that Hairy McLairy lives in.

LOOK OUT HAIRY MCLAIRY!!!!! (10

stars)

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LibraryThing member ReadAloudDenver

Your child will love listening to you read this book aloud because of the rhyming, rhythm and all the repetition. Your child will love getting to know "Bitzer Maloney all skinny and bony" and "Hercules Morse as big as a horse."

LibraryThing member krsball

A family favorite... Cute and catchy.

LibraryThing member jverke

Lynley Dodd has created an amazing series of books around Hairy Maclary and all of his furry and feathered friends. My daughter asks me to read them over and over again!

LibraryThing member Fjola

A funny book! My four year old enjoyed it a lot, he laughed out loud at all the funny dog names: "Bitzer Maloney all skinny and boney" and "Bottomley Potts covered in spots". The drawings are great too, a good dog book!

LibraryThing member oreads

I love the rhyme and rhythm of this fun story.

LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Delightful doggie names and rhyming rhythm, with humor. This is n=*not* 'rumpus at the vet,' though, so I'm asking the goodreads librarians to fix it.

LibraryThing member humouress

This is a simple tale told in verse describing each dog as Hairy Maclary (a Scottish terrier) goes around town collecting his friends to explore, until ...

I'm cheating a bit by adding this to my count, as my seven year old son read this to me. It's an old favourite and we needed something quick and

easy for bedtime.

"Out of the gate
and off for a walk
went Hairy Maclary
from Donaldson's Dairy"

As with many good children's books, a good part of the joy of reading it lies in the details in the pictures. I love it when I'm reading a book for the umpteenth time and I discover things I haven't noticed before. This time I noticed that though each picture is devoted to the specific dog being described, there is a paw or tail or some small part of all the other dogs that have joined the gang and are listed in the accompanying verse.

Fun, easy, catchy. We have liked this series for a long time.

5 stars

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LibraryThing member sgentr1

While I love the book, it isn’t the most amazing story. The plot is simple, with a basic conflict of being scared by a cat and running back home as the resolution. The whole story is about a group of dogs who head out together, when they run into a large angry cat they all run back home to their

beds. With that said, the story is ideal for young children age two through kindergarten. The story has a wonderful rhyme and pattern to it that allows children to follow along easily and predict what comes next. Every time a new friend is added to the story, the next page says “and Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy”. The illustrations are cute and colorful to capture children’s interest.

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LibraryThing member jennybeast

Highly amusing cumulative story, with fun names to say, and funny dogs to admire. Beloved New Zealand author.

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