Wednesday 2 October 2013

Kid Lit Blog Hop #25: Hairy Maclary






Welcome Back to the Kid Lit Blog Hop #25
 
Today, I have been pondering some books that Gigi has recently become in love with. Now I don't know if they are renowned in other parts of the world, but in Australia the
 
Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy Books
by Lynley Dodd
are pretty popular.  Today I am going to share them with you.
 

Description From Amazon:

With cumulative rhymes and sunny ink and watercolor illustrations, this international favorite chronicles the escapades of our hero Hairy and his crew of five kooky canines. Lynley Dodd'­s books have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

So there you go, they are known world wide so maybe I am just late to the party.

We follow the delightful Hairy Maclary who lives in Donaldsons dairy.
( dairy means the shop in NZ speak)

"Out of the gate, and off for a walk",
In this first book, every page depicts a new character to join Hairy on his adventure, like Bottomly Potts, all covered in spots, (Dalmation)  Bitzer Maloney, all skinny and bony (Greyhound), Hercules Morse as big as a horse,( not sure what he is but he is big) schnitzel von crum, with a very low tum ( basset hound) etc, you get my drift.

Mostly Hairy Maclary just leads all the other dogs around but every time one of the dogs is mentioned, the author uses their whole name, which creates a great rhythm and repetition. I am just starting to notice how much Gigi responds to these kinds of books.

This is the first in a whole series, that introduces us to the delightful antics of Hairy Maclary and the other animals in his hood. Here are some of the other books Gigi loves in the series.





The illustrations are quite endearing, so it is not hard to see why the kids fall in love with Hairy Maclary, coupled with the delightful Rhythm and Rhyme throughout the books.

But that's not all.  I was searching for some stock images and I found the official website. It has the most awesome downloadables, for everything you need if you want to have your own Hairy Maclary themed kids party, or even just colouring pages.

http://www.hairymaclary.com/

PRICELESS, check it out, and happy hoping folks.

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22 comments:

  1. I've never seen this book before! I love that you can introduce us to books from your side of the world, and I'm so glad to have you as a KLBH hostess.

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    1. LOL, so glad I could finally give you a book recommendation Katie, hurrahhh

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  2. We love all of Lynley Dodd's books - too bad our library doesn't have all of them. Slinky Malinky is a favorite. Thanks for letting other people know about this great series :)

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    1. Great to meet you Anna, Ohh, Slinky Malinky is very cool too, lol, Grrr about the Library, I got a set of the books drastically reduced a few months ago. I have just realised, how much of an awesome buy they were, he he

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  3. Hairy McClary is great to read aloud - great practice for a Scottish accent :)

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    1. LOL that is awesome Catherine, I will try them in my best Scottish, which is pretty good actually lol as I had a Scottish boss for 13 years

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  4. I have always loved Hairy McClary books. Nice to know about the website with printables! Thanks for hosting! Great post, as always. Have a wonderful day.

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    1. Oh, I am not surprised you already know these books, lol, of course you do

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  5. Hairy McClary sounds brilliant! I'm sure I've got some vague memory of them, but I bet my niece would love them. Maybe for Christmas :) Happy hopping!

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    1. I think she should love them Jemima, and you could do a Hairy Maclary party to boot, lol

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  6. Very cute - I thought that title was darling. Thanks for pointing us to the website; I love when extra material is available for books! We'll have to check this author's books out!

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    1. Thanks so much for stopping by Brittany. Lynley Dodd is a superstar in Oz, lol, hope you get to check them out

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  7. Looks delightful Julie! I have yet to read Dodd's books, so this goes right on my TBR shelf! thanks for suggesting on the blog hop!
    -Reshama @Stackingbooks.com

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    1. Hurrahh, Reshama, I have a recommendation for you finally , hurrah after all your awesome one, hurrahhh

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  8. We have every one since my kids were wee little ones and they still like us to read them sometimes at nighttime. The rhythm is wonderful which makes them perfect for parents to read. In fact I knew Hairy McClary by heart and would recite it to them when we were away and caught without books.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Kriss. The rhythm and rhyme are so clever. I am trying to learn from lol, as I can't rhyme to save myself

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  9. Downloadables are fantastic! And those illustrations really are adorable. Thanks for sharing with us, Julie!

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    1. Hurrah Jaymie, this totally has to go on your shelf in keeping with your broadening Max's horizons, LOL, although, another book with animals, he he, I believe it has been done before, but not from NZ of all places, hurahh

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  10. So cute. I love the dog's names and characterization. The illustrations look beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. What cute books! I've never seen them before, but they look wonderful

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  12. These look fun! I like the illustrations! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. Thanks for introducing us to books from Down Under - fabulous! This is what I love so much about the Kid Lit Blog Hop! I absolutely LOVE the names of the dogs - they are hilarious. Thanks so much for hostessing the Hop once again, my dear. xx

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