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  • Published: 16 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9781761047336
  • Imprint: Puffin MR
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 20
  • RRP: $19.99

Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel?

A lift the flap book



How are Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw, Zachary Quack and all their friends feeling? This delightful board book is designed to help little ones identify and express their emotions.

Lift the flaps and learn about feelings with the help of rascally Hairy Maclary and all his rollicking friends!

Happy or sad?
Mischievous or mad?

This very special first concepts board book is designed to help babies and toddlers learn the words to express how they are feeling, with Lynley Dodd’s delightful and funny animal characters leading the way.

Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd!

  • Published: 16 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9781761047336
  • Imprint: Puffin MR
  • Format: Board Book
  • Pages: 20
  • RRP: $19.99

About the author

Lynley Dodd

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.'

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Praise for Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel?

There's a lot of board books on the market...'How do I Feel?' gets it just right. It's a board book and a lift-the-flap book. Little kids love turning the flaps and love the surprise underneath. It also teaches them what's out of sight hasn't disappeared forever (called object permanence learned around 8-months old), an important development stage for babies...They'll discover 20 key emotions, which will help young ones to understand, name and talk about their emotions. This is great timing for the toddler, who might be going through the tantrum stage. Once they learn the name of the different emotions, parents can say, 'Use your words' and help the child to outgrow that tanty stage. Highly recommend for families with toddlers.

Maria Gill, Kids Books NZ

Emotions and feelings are so important at Indie’s age, and she is in the process of working out what they all mean and trying to understand them better. This book helped me to explain to her that all feelings are normal and that there is always a place for them. There is also a humorous element to the book, catering to both parents and toddlers, so we had lots of giggles as we read together. Definitely a book worth buying if you have a toddler in the family, especially one who likes to do everything themselves and who may be small, but has big feelings!

Mum of Indie, 2.5 years, Kidspot

Kids love these flap books and with the range of animals pictured it, including Hairy Maclary (sad, mischievous, sleepy) and Scarface Claw (scary) will be a popular choice for little ones. Dame Lynley Dodd is one of New Zealand’s best-loved authors.

Ann Kilduff, Bay of Plenty Times

An awesome addition to any child’s library and will be helpful in identifying and expressing feelings in a fun, safe manner.

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