LIANZA Children's Book Awards
Awarded • 1975 • Esther Glen Medal for My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes with Eve Sutton
New Zealand Book Awards
Winner • 1981 • Prize for Illustrations for Druscilla
New Zealand Book Awards
Winner • 1983 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
New Zealand Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1985 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary's Bone
New Zealand Book Awards
Winner • 1986 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary Scattercat
New Zealand Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1987 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Wake Up, Bear
New Zealand Book Awards
Winner • 1988 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
LIANZA Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1988 • Russell Clark Award for Illustration for Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
LIANZA Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1990 • Esther Glen Medal for Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet
AIM Children's Book Awards
Third place • 1991 • Picture Book of the Year for Slinky Malinki
AIM Children's Book Awards
Winner • 1992 • Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
AIM Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1993 • Picture Book of the Year for The Minister's Cat ABC
LIANZA Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1994 • Russell Clark Award for Illustration for Slinky Malinki, Open the Door
AIM Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1995 • Picture Book of the Year Description5 for Schnitzel von Krumm's Basketwork
AIM Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1996 • Picture Book of the Year for Sniff-Snuff-Snap!
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Shortlisted • 1997 • Picture Book of the Year for Schnitzel von Krumm, Forget-Me-Not
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Shortlisted • 1998 • Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary, Sit
Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal
Awarded • 1999 • for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand’s children’s literature
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Shortlisted • 1999 • Picture Book of the Year for Slinky Malinki Catflaps
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Winner • 2000 • Children's Choice Award for Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack
Nielsen BookData Booksellers' Choice Award
Shortlisted • 2000 • Bookseller's Choice Award Description6 for Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack
New Zealand Order of Merit
Awarded • 2002 • Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to children's literature and book illustration
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Shortlisted • 2002 • Picture Book of the Year for Scarface Claw
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Winner • 2005 • Children's Choice Award for The Other Ark
Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book
Awarded • 2006 • for The Nickle Nackle Tree
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waikato
Awarded • 2009 • Honorary Doctor of the University of Waikato
University of Auckland Distinguished Alumni Award
Awarded • 2009 • University of Auckland Distinguished Alumni Award
Storylines Notable Picture Book Award
Awarded • 2013 • for Slinky Malinki, Early Bird
Storylines Notable Picture Book Award
Awarded • 2018 • for Scarface Claw, Hold Tight!
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Hairy Maclary is 40! To celebrate the raggedy rascal's birthday, this is a very special upsized hardback edition of Lynley Dodd's iconic first Hairy Maclary story. A very special upsized hardback 40th birthday edition of Lynley Dodd's iconic first Hairy Maclary book, which introduces the famous Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy and his canine gang. https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/hairy-maclary-from-donaldsons-dairy-9781776957019
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Explore the world of Hairy Maclary and his friends with 64 pages of rollicking, frolicking colouring fun! Download this delightful colouring sheet for a weekend activity.
Filled with adventure, inspiration and humour, these books are sure to take little readers and their imaginations to new and fantastic places!
Hairy Maclary and his friends are known and loved all over the world. But how familiar are you with Dame Lynley Dodd's other creations? There are plenty to discover, and just like Hairy Maclary, they all feature Lynely's uniquely exuberant artwork and gorgeously readable rhymes! Here are some suggestions to get you started.
Dame Lynley Dodd’s lovable animal friends have some harbourside real estate.
Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy...
Dame Lynley Dodd on what comes first, the stories or the illustrations, where her ideas come from and more!
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Give the gift of time to your little one and choose one of these gorgeous picture books to read together and treasure this Christmas.
The vet's waiting room is full of woeful animals. Hairy Maclary is minding his own bandages when he unintentionally sets chaos in motion . . .