As Hairy Maclary dozily dreams and lies on his back ZIP round the corner comes Zackary Quack - and HE wants to play! I think this poem invites musical accompaniment, it could be performed by dividing the class into groups of children responsible for being 'Bottomley Potts' or 'Bitzer Maloney' etc. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy is a fabulous book full of rhyme, repetition and rhythm – and funny animals! Exuberant artwork and bouncy rhymes come together perfectly in books like Slinky Malinki and Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy.

His yowling is terrible - so terrible that it draws Hairy Maclary and all his friends from Donaldson's Dairy to investigate. Hairy Maclary is a fictional dog, the hero of a series of children's picture books created by the New Zealand author Lynley Dodd and making his first appearance in 1983 with the publication of Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy. 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, rollicking, frolicking everywhere"! and Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy" accompany a series of illustrations showing Hairy Maclary sniffing the bottom of a lamp-post, burrowing into a hedge, barking at some birds and raiding a garbage can. The immensely popular Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy is now available as an interactive KIWA Book with wonderful narration by David Tennant (Good Omens, Doctor Who).The animals in this series, unlike the creatures of Beatrix Potter's stories, are not given human thoughts and motives, their actions tell the stories, and reflect their animal natures. The other thing about reading these books many many times is the mind starts to get a bit 'beautiful' about it. The one we've read most so far is Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack, but we just found Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper and I think that might overtake it - Monty loves all the different dog barks in that one and has started shouting out "bow wow wow!

Older children would enjoy reading this as well and it is a great way to inspire poetry and rhythm in their own writing. I don't see what makes it particularly special, other than there are probably not a lot of kids' books published in NZ. Join Hairy Maclary and his friends on their first ever adventure in this golden 40th anniversary edition of the beloved . The text is written in rhythmic verse that flows easily with simple rhymes like "Bottomley Potts covered in spots, Hercules Morse as big as a horse".

The success of the books lies in the wonderful, sing-song rhythm and verse along with the vivid illustrations of dogs and cats. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Queda perfectamente retratado lo que es un perro y gustará a quien lo haya vivido, pero es probable que no sea comprendido por quien no sabe cómo se comporta un perro o quien sólo haya paseado a su perro con la correa en entornos muy controlados, como sucede ahora.

The pictures and the written words together tell the story, and the illustrations and their meanings are as important as the text. We've got all the other books in the series and have also been to see it in the theatre which I would strongly recommend it, my son (and me and my mum LOVED it) I don't know anyone who doesn't love these books. Like most of Dodd's books, it is written in anapaestic verse, though it breaks into a more urgent trochaic form when the dogs encounter the cat. Truly, the humour, the joy, the rhythm, rhyme and pattern all help to make the dogs heading for Donaldson's Dairy memorable, engaging and hugely entertaining. This book, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, is now famous the world over and the 20 titles in the Hairy Maclary and friends series have now sold more than six million copies worldwide.For example, the noise made by a stranded cat and the excited dogs who discover it is described as a "cacophony". Makes you wonder if there's some sort of weird genetic manipulation going on in Miss Plum's town and who's behind it. In 2015, a sculpture of Hairy Maclary and other characters from the books was officially unveiled in Tauranga on the waterfront by former prime minister John Key.

Some of these favourites take centre stage in their own books such as Schnitzel von Krumm, Dogs Never Climb Trees, meaning there is plenty to discover for fans of the dimunitive dog and his friends. The animals in this series, unlike the creatures of Beatrix Potter's stories, are not given human thoughts and motives.It gives great adjectives and similes to each dog within the book and it's so much fun going on different adventures with Hairy Maclary and his friends.