Hairy Maclary Scattercat (Board)

Author(s): Lynley Dodd

Board Books

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 ...

General Information

  • : 9780143306801
  • : Penguin Group New Zealand, Limited
  • : Penguin Books (NZ)
  • : 0.289
  • : August 2011
  • : 130mm X 170mm
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Lynley Dodd
  • : Board book
  • : 21
  • : Lynley Dodd
  • : 30
  • : colour illustrations

More About The Product

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.'