All About Hairy Maclary!
Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy. Stay up-to-date with all the latest Hairy Maclary news – from birthday party events and new books to stage shows and more!
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Create your own stories with raggedy rascal Hairy Maclary and all his friends in this magnetic board book.
Lift-the-flap, hide-and-seek fun with mischievous Hairy Maclary and all his friends!
Meet Hairy Maclary and his rollicking gang in this delightful board book with tabs! Who is covered in spots? Who has a low tum? And who is the roughest and toughest of all?
Meet Dame Lynley Dodd
Author, illustrator and creator of Hairy Maclary
Born and educated in New Zealand, Lynley is a graduate of the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland. Since winning the prestigious Esther Glen Award with Eve Sutton in 1975 for My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes, Lynley has written more than 30 picture books. She has won many prizes for her work including Auckland University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2009 and the prestigious Margaret Mahy Award in 1999. In 2002 Lynley was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to children's literature. She holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Waikato. Lynley Dodd lives in Tauranga.
The Hairy Maclary series is an international classic and foreign language editions have been published in Sweden, Japan, Slovenia, Russia, Korea and China. In October 2017, Lynley Dodd published her twenty-first book in the series, Scarface Claw, Hold Tight!
Find out more about Dame Lynley Dodd in this Q&A!
By day Slinky Malinki is an adventurous cat, cheeky and cheerful, friendly and fun.
The vet's waiting room is full of woeful animals.
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.
Fun Slinky Malinki activity sheets to download and print! If you love Slinky Malinki you’ll love these too!
Dame Lynley Dodd on what comes first, the stories or the illustrations, where her ideas come from and more!
Looking to keep the kids occupied this afternoon? Why not download our Hairy Maclary and Friends colouring sheet?
Ever wanted to know a bit more about Slinky Malinki's friends?
You can even download everything you need to throw your own frolicking Hairy Maclary birthday party!
Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy...
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.
