Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary | Lynley Dodd

This beautiful gold 40th-birthday edition of the bestselling Hairy Maclary Treasury is a complete collection of Hairy Maclary's adventures, and includes a reading of the stories by Lynley Dodd. Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy . . . Ever since 1983, when Hairy Maclary first trotted out of the gate and off for a walk, he has been adored by millions of children and adults all over the world. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Hairy and his gang, Lynley Dodd's ten classic stories starring Hairy Maclary have been brought together in this very special gift treasury. It also includes a link to download the audio stories, introduced by Lynley Dodd herself. 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. Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

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.'