Penguin Books Australia

Susie Fogg dreams of having a more exciting pet than her dog to take for a walk – like a dragon in a wagon. An imaginative rhyming picture book that children will adore.

This collection contains four of Lynley Dodd's favourite cat stories: Slinky Malinki; Slinky Malinki, Open the Door; Slinky Malinki Catflaps; and Scarface Claw.

 Slinky Malinki enjoys a life of crime, we learn what sort of mayhem Slinky and Syd the rainbow lorikeet can create, nine cats yowl the night away and we discover what Scarface Claw is afraid of. A must for any child's bookshelf.

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Each page features a different animal carefully camouflaged in its natural habitat. Can you spot the lion? Or the seal?

Down in the town by the butcher's shop door,
sat Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy . . .

With a big juicy   bone Samuel Stone, Hairy Maclary sets off for the dairy.   His friends want him to share it but Hairy Maclary has other ideas . . .

' A child's best introduction to books' – The Times

Hairy Maclary heard a strange sound,
a yowling, a wailing that echoed around . . .

What could be causing the caterwauling cacophony that brings Hairy Maclary and his friends running?

' A child's best introduction to books' – The Times

Zachary Quack is a small but very determined duckling and he sets out to make friends with Hairy Maclary - whether he wants it or not.

Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy.

This very special cloth-bound anniversary edition of the classic story Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy celebrates the 30th birthday of Hairy Maclary.  Beautifully bound and with an inset cover image, this is a perfect collectible edition for any Hairy Maclary fan.

Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly,
bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly . . .

Hairy Maclary is busy chasing, bustling and hustling all the neighbourhood cats.  But there's one particular cat he doesn't expect to meet . . .

 

Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly,
bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly . . .

Hairy Maclary is busy chasing, bustling and hustling all the neighbourhood cats.  But there's one particular cat he doesn't expect to meet . . .

' A child's best introduction to books' - The Times

Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly,
bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly . . .

Hairy Maclary is busy chasing, bustling and hustling all the neighbourhood cats.  But there's one particular cat he doesn't expect to meet . . .

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!

Four favourite Lynley Dodd stories in one volume. This book contains: Schnitzel von Krumm's Basketwork; Hairy Maclary, Sit; Schnitzel von Krumm Forget-Me-Not; a nd Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack .

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy finally appears in an interactive touch and feel book. This attractive production has different textures on every page spread. Children can now explore the textures of Bitzer Maloney all skinny and bony, Muffin McLay like a bundle of hay, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy and the rest of the gang.

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Zachary Quack, a small and determined duckling, sets out to play with a rather reluctant Hairy Maclary. A 'cat and mouse' chase follows, with the two characters ending up peacefully snuggled together after Zachary Quack has saved a soggy Hairy Maclary from the river.

Zachary Quack is a small but very determined duckling and he sets out to make friends with Hairy Maclary - whether he wants it or not.

The iconic first Hairy Maclary book, which introduces Hercules Morse, Bitzer Maloney, Muffin McLay, Bottomley Potts, Schnitzel von Krumm  and of course the famous Hairy Maclary from Donaldon's Dairy.

The six dogs go out for a walk, but little do they know that Scarface Claw, the toughest tom in town is lurking round the next corner.

Down in the town by the butcher's shop door,
sat Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy . . .

With a big juicy  bone Samuel Stone, Hairy Maclary sets off for the dairy.  His friends want him to share it but Hairy Maclary has other ideas . . .

When Hairy is given a big juicy bone he has trouble getting rid of all his hungry friends.

Hairy Maclary heard a strange sound,
a yowling, a wailing that echoed around . . .

What could be causing the caterwauling cacophony that brings Hairy Maclary and his friends running?

' A child's best introduction to books' – The Times

Sniffles and snuffles and doses of flu,
itches and stitches and tummy ache too . . .

Hairy Maclary is waiting to see the vet with lost of other pets.   Then something happens to turn the waiting room into a kerfuffling scramble of paws, a tangle of bodies and a jumble of jaws . . .

' A child's   best introduction to books' – The Times

Sniffles and snuffles and doses of flu,
itches and stitches and tummy ache too . . .

Hairy Maclary is waiting to see the vet with lost of other pets.  Then something happens to turn the waiting room into a kerfuffling scramble of paws, a tangle of bodies and a jumble of jaws . . .

' A child's best introduction to books' – The Times

Hairy Maclary creates havoc when he investigates the cat show – and wins a prize!

Hairy Maclary creates havoc when he investigates the cat show – and wins a prize!

In Riverside Hall on Cabbage Tree Row,
the Cat Club were having their Annual Show . . .

When Hairy Maclary bounces and pounces his way into the cat show, his flustering and blustering brings a very unexpected result . . .

' A child's best introduction to books' – The Times

Greywacke Jones

was hunting a bee.

But where was Hairy Maclary?

 

Hairy Maclary is playing hide and seek. Can you find him?

 

In this lift-the-flap book the loveable and mischievous Hairy Maclary is hiding from the neighbourhood cats. But then he comes nose-to-nose with Scarface Claw, the toughest tom in town.

When Hairy Maclary decides to snoop inside a delivery van, he's in for a chaotic adventure.

Has Hairy ever created such havoc?

This is the board book edition of Lynley Dodd's most recent Hairy Maclary adventure.

If anyone needs to go to obedience classes it's Hairy Maclary – but he just doesn't feel like obeying! Shortlisted for the 1998 New Zealand Post Children's Picture Book of the Year Award.

Something was happening

down in the park;

such a yap

could be heard,

such a blusterous bark.

Hairy Maclary causes trouble again when he is simply not in the mood for the Kennel Club's Obedience Class. He feels mischievous and mad and not only does he scamper away but all his friends - Bottomley Potts, Muffin McLay, Hercules Morse, Schnitzel von Krumm and the rest follow 'Galloping here, galloping there...

Sniffles and snuffles and doses of flu,
itches and stitches and tummy ache too . . .

Hairy Maclary is waiting to see the vet with lost of other pets.  Then something happens to turn the waiting room into a kerfuffling scramble of paws, a tangle of bodies and a jumble of jaws . . .

' A child's best introduction to books' – The Times

It is winter, and the garden is full of sleeping hedgehogs. All is peaceful now, but what will happen when they wake up in spring?

Cats from many different countries may like to do all kinds of strange things, but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes.

The mighty, magnificent Scarface Claw is the toughest tomcat in town. There's nothing that frightens him – or is there?

A brilliantly funny story from the bestselling author of the Hairy Maclary stories.

Schitzel Von Krumm is outraged when his misguided family decides to replace his worn out, beaten up, smelling old basket. He doesn't like his smart new basket and tries to find something else that's cosy and comforting. But no where is quite right. Eventually his family get the message.

Schnitzel von Krumm's family is going on holiday. It's all of a puzzle to Schnitzel and soon his meddling leads to a spot of bother.

Schnitzel von Krumm's family is going on holiday. It's all of a puzzle to Schnitzel and soon his meddling leads to a spot of bother.

Schitzel Von Krumm is outraged when his misguided family decides to replace his worn out, beaten up, smelling old basket. He doesn't like his smart new basket and tries to find something else that's cosy and comforting. But no where is quite right. Eventually his family get the message.

Schitzel Von Krumm is outraged when his misguided family decides to replace his worn out, beaten up, smelling old basket. He doesn't like his smart new basket and tries to find something else that's cosy and comforting. But no where is quite right. Eventually his family get the message.

Schnitzel von Krumm is a dog of many talents. He can hustle and tease with the greatest of ease, but everyone knows that dogs NEVER climb trees. Or do they . . .?

Schnitzel gets underfoot during his family's holiday packing. When they leave they don't realise they've left him behind!

Slinky Malinki is a very bad cat who will steal anything, from a clothes peg or a slipper to a string of sausages or a clock. A story told in witty and imaginative rhyme.

Slinky Malinki is an adventurous cat, cheeky and cheerful, friendly and fun. But at night he becomes a thief.

First published in 1990, Slinky Malinki is the first adventure of Lynley Dodd's famous rapscallion cat. This is the board book edition of the classic picture book.

Slinky Malinki is an adventurous cat, cheeky and cheerful, friendly and fun. But at night he becomes a thief.

First published in 1990, Slinky Malinki is the first adventure of Lynley Dodd's famous rapscallion cat. This is the hardback edition of the classic picture book.

Slinky Malinki spends his nights hobnobbing happily with Greywacke Jones, Butterball Brown and the rest of the gang, despite crotchety Scarface Claw.

Slinky Malinki is asleep in front of the fire but moonlight and the catflap beckon and he goes outside to call up his friends.

The Christmas tree is decorated and looking beautiful until Slinky Malinki gets involved. And what has happened to the fairy on top of the tree?

Rapscallion Slinky Malinki likes to get up before everyone else in the morning so he can get them out of bed. He tries every trick in the book: sitting on their heads, biting their toes, leaping on their limbs, yowling.

Once he has succeeded in getting the family up . . . he goes back to bed.

Will Slinky Malinki and Syd the rainbow lorikeet open the door to more trouble than they can handle?

Shortlisted for the 1994 NZLIA Russell Clark Medal.

Slinky Malinki and Syd the lorikeet are partners in crime and get up to lots of mischief.

Slinky Malinki and Stickybeak Syd, the rainbow lorikeet, are partners in crime. Left alone in the house, the troublesome pair get up to all sorts of mischievous fun. Shredding up sheets, tangling towels and paddling in powder, until they finally meet their match.

A colourful counting story about a selfish, bossy warthog who wants the watering hole all to himself. Elephants, leopards, giraffes, zebras and baboons all try to drink at the waterhole and are chased away by the grumpy warthog. They always sneak back for a drink and one day the warthog returns to his waterhole to find that they have drunk all the water and only thick brown mud is left.

Four Lynley Dodd classics: The Apple Tree; The Smallest Turtle; A Dragon in a Wagon; Sniff-Snuff-Snap.

In this hilarious and imaginative picture book, the much-loved creator of Hairy Maclary explores the mayhem that a scrambled message can cause.

The Hairy Maclary wall frieze features Hairy Maclary and 11 of his friends: Muffin McLay, Bottomley Potts, Schnitzel von Krumm, Bitzer Maloney, Herclues Morse, Scarface Claw, Slinky Malinki, Greywacke Jones, Mushroom Magee, Pimpernel Pugh and Zachary Quack.

The frieze is printed in 3 x  840mm lengths, which can be easily attached to a nursery wall to create an instant decorative feature.

The Hairy...

A brilliant and fun counting book from the creator of the bestselling Hairy Maclary , now back in print after many years!

In the Manglemunching Forest there's a Nickle Nackle tree,
Growing Nickle Nackle berries that are red as red can be.

And that's not all that's nestling on the twisty branches of this laden tree. Count up some fabulous Lynley Dodd creations, such as one Ballyhoo bird, kicking up...

A brilliant and fun counting book from the creator of the bestselling Hairy Maclary , now back in print after many years!

In the Manglemunching Forest there's a Nickle Nackle tree,
Growing Nickle Nackle berries that are red as red can be.

A fabulously fun new twist on Noah's Ark by master storyteller, Lynley Dodd!

A lift-the-flap, hide-and-seek board book featuring Lynley Dodd's favourite canine characters. Where is Hairy Maclary? Is he hiding in the tree? No, that's Scarface Claw! Is he playing in the water? No, that's Zachary Quack! With its simple question and answer formula, this very young, fun and interactive flap book is perfect for small hands. Look under the flaps to find Hairy Maclary and instead find...

Zachary Quack stars in his own big adventure as he chases a dragonfly through some very sticky situations.

Climbing the river bank on to the track, went pittery pattery Zachary Quack . . .

Zachary Quack is pestering and scruffling all over the river bank.  Then he finds a flicketty - quick dragon and hustles it here, there and everywhere.  But who is really hustling who?

'A child's best introduction...

Climbing the river bank on to the track, went pittery pattery Xachary Quack . . .

Zachary Quack is pestering and scruffling all over the river bank.  Then he finds a flicketty - quick dragon and hustles it here, there and everywhere.  But who is really hustling who?

'A child's best introduction to books' - The Times

'Delightful to read aloud' - The Independent