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Lynley Dodd

    Lynley Dodd is an internationally celebrated children's author whose works are highly regarded and much loved by readers in New Zealand and around the world. Her stories are known for their lively sound qualities, curious animal characters, and memorable illustrations that accompany the text. Dodd crafts works with a unique style that engages young readers.

    Hairy Maclary, Shoo
    Scarface Claw
    Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack
    Scarface Claw, Hold Tight
    Hairy Maclary, sit
    Slinky Malinki
    • 2019

      Scarface Claw, Hold Tight

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      What a peaceful morning! The sun is out and Scarface Claw is busy doing what a cat does best - he's lazing around in a sunny spot. A sunny spot that unfortunately happens to be the roof of a truck... Suddenly, there was a shudder and sway, the whirr of an engine, then off and away. Off goes the truck down the drive - with Scarface ON TOP! Who will come to poor Scarface Claw's rescue? Featuring trucks, trailers and even Gran's scooter, Scarface Claw's latest escapade is perfect for reading aloud again and again. Buckle up for another adventure from the creator of the much-loved Hairy Maclary and Friends series!

      Scarface Claw, Hold Tight
    • 2014

      Hairy Maclary and Friends Abc

      • 34 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Learn your abc with help from the mischievous Hairy Maclary and his rollicking gang of friends. Contains a fold-out spread with a full alphabet chart. A gorgeous hardback book with Lynley Dodd's charming words and pictures for letters A - Z, this special little volume is perfect for the young alphabet learner.

      Hairy Maclary and Friends Abc
    • 2014

      Slinky Malinki, Early Bird

      • 30 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Slinky Malinki likes to wake up very early in the morning. He thinks his family should too, but do they agree?

      Slinky Malinki, Early Bird
    • 2010

      Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy has lots of friends, including Schnitzel von Krumm (with a very low tum!), cheeky and cheerful Slinky Malinki and adorable pittery-pattery Zachary Quack. Now you can meet them too in this frolicking, rollicking little library - a perfect introduction to the many adventures of Hairy Maclary and friends and just right for tiny fingers and little hands!

      Hairy Maclary and Friends Little Library 1-4
    • 2010

      Hairy Maclary, Shoo

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.4(41)Add rating

      When Hairy Maclary decides to snoop inside a parked delivery van, he's in for a madcap adventure. After a rattling, roaring ride, and finding himself far from home, he desperately tries to get back to the Dairy - creating havoc and incurring the wrath of shopkeepers, schoolteachers and passers-by along the way. Has Hairy ever caused such mayhem?

      Hairy Maclary, Shoo
    • 2010

      Mischievous Hairy Maclary finds that he is not in the mood for the Kennel Club's obedience class.

      Hairy Maclary, sit
    • 2009

      The Dudgeon is coming - and what's more, he's coming tonight! He's shy and polite, so why is everyone becoming more and more alarmed as the time of his arrival approaches?

      The Dudgeon Is Coming
    • 2008

      Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.2(236)Add rating

      It's a blusterous, gusterous, dusterous day and Hairy Maclary is ready to play. So he trots down to the park where, while enjoying a game of catch, he comes across a windblown wedding party. Poor Grandmother Pugh (a vision in blue) tries to hold on to her hat, but the wind whistles through it and blows it clean away.

      Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks
    • 2007

      Festive preparations are being made in Slinky Malinki's house and the rapscallion, mischievous cat is most curious about the Christmas tree. With its reindeer, ribbons, baubles and bells, it's too tempting a treat for Slinky not to investigate. So Slinky Malinki, with mischievous glee, creeps out from the shadows to climb up the tree...

      Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers