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{{Infobox book
| name = Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
| name = Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
| image = File:HairyMaclary.jpg
| image = File:HairyMaclary.jpg
| author = [[Lynley Dodd]]
| author = [[Lynley Dodd]]
| cover_artist =
| cover_artist =
| country = New Zealand
| country = New Zealand
| language = English
| language = English
| series = Hairy Maclary
| series = Hairy Maclary
| genre = [[Children's book]]
| genre = [[Children's book]]
| publisher = Mallinson Rendel Publishers Limited
| publisher = [[Mallinson Rendel|Mallinson Rendel Publishers Limited]]
| release_date = 1983
| release_date = 1983
| media_type =
| media_type =
| pages =
| pages =
| isbn = 978-0-14-330615-3
| isbn = 978-0-14-330615-3
| followed_by = [[Hairy Maclary's Bone]]
| followed_by = [[Hairy Maclary's Bone]]
}}
}}


'''''Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy''''' first published in 1983, is the first and most well-known of a series of books by New Zealand author [[Lynley Dodd]] featuring [[Hairy Maclary]]. His adventures are usually in the company of his other animal friends who include the [[dachshund]] Schnitzel von Krumm. His arch-enemy is the tomcat Scarface Claw. (In [[New Zealand English]] a [[General store|dairy]] is a small grocery store or corner shop).
'''''Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy'''''<ref>In [[New Zealand English]], a [[Convenience store|dairy]] is a small corner shop</ref> first published in 1983, is the first and most well-known of a series of books by New Zealand author [[Lynley Dodd]] featuring [[Hairy Maclary]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hairy Maclary named as the bestselling book of the decade in New Zealand |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12160155 |accessdate=16 September 2019 |work=Stuff |date=15 November 2019}}</ref> His adventures are usually in the company of his other dog friends. His arch-enemy is the tomcat [[Scarface Claw (character)|Scarface Claw]].


Written for pre-school children, it has become a classic bedtime storybook in New Zealand and Australia, and [[Lynley Dodd]]'s books, including this one, dominate the children's section of the Premier New Zealand Bestsellers list.<ref>[http://www.booksellers.co.nz/bk_prnz_platinum.htm Book News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Written for pre-school children, it has become a classic bedtime storybook in New Zealand and Australia,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pollock |first1=Kerryn |title=Classics: Hairy Maclary |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/43165/classics-hairy-maclary |website=Te Ara |publisher=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hairy Maclary |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/hairy-maclary |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The ten best dogs in literature |url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/out-and-about/dogs/190419-190419 |accessdate=16 September 2019 |work=Country Life |date=1 January 2019}}</ref> and [[Lynley Dodd]]'s books, including this one, dominate the children's section of the Premier New Zealand Bestsellers list.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}


The order of introduction of the dogs (with their house number in brackets) is:
The order of introduction of the dogs (with their house number in brackets) is:


* Hairy Maclary, a small dog of mixed pedigree,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hairymaclary.com/characters/hairy-maclary/|title=Hairy Maclary|website=www.hairymaclary.com|access-date=2017-07-12}}</ref> however bearing a similar resemblance to a [[Scottish Terrier]], (60)
* Hairy Maclary (from Donaldson's Dairy), a [[Scottish Terrier]], (60)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hairymaclary.com/characters/hairy-maclary/|title=Hairy Maclary|website=www.hairymaclary.com|access-date=2017-07-12}}</ref>
* Hercules Morse (as big as a horse), an [[English Mastiff]], (54)
* Hercules Morse, a [[English Mastiff|Mastiff]], (54)
* Bottomley Potts (covered in spots), a [[Dalmatian (dog)|Dalmatian]], (52)
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* Muffin McLay (like a bundle of hay), an [[Old English Sheepdog]], (48)
* Bottomley Potts, a [[Dalmatian (dog)|Dalmatian]], (52)
* Bitzer Maloney (all skinny and bony), a [[Greyhound]], (36)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.nz/articles/2910-meet-hairy-maclary-and-his-friends|title= Met Hairy Maclary and his friends|access-date=2022-06-30}}</ref>
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* Muffin McLay, an [[Old English Sheepdog]], (48)
* Bitzer Maloney, a [[Whippet]], (36)
* Schnitzel Von Krumm (with a very low tum), a [[Dachshund]], (22)
* Schnitzel Von Krumm, a [[Dachshund]], (22)


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The story follows the assembly of a pack of dogs going to the park, and ends when they're all scared off by a fearsome cat - Scarface Claw.
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Like most of Dodd's books, it is written in [[anapaest]]ic [[poetry|verse]], though it breaks into a more urgent [[trochee|trochaic]] form when the dogs encounter [[Scarface Claw (character)|Scarface Claw]].


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Like most of Dodd's books, it is written in [[anapaest]]ic [[poetry|verse]], though it breaks into a more urgent [[trochee|trochaic]] form when the dogs encounter the cat.
The book was translated into [[Slovene language|Slovene]] by [[Jana Kolarič]] as ''Kuštravi Slave z mlekarske pristave'' (2005).<ref>{{citation |title=Jana Kolarič|language=sl |publisher=Društvo slovenskih pisateljev |last=Miklavčič |first=Alja |url=https://www.drustvo-dsp.si/pisatelji/jana-kolaric/|accessdate=2017-08-16}}</ref>

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The story is about some dogs going to the park but ends up being scared by a cat.
It has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and been translated into Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Swedish, Russian, Slovene<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yalde |first1=Phillipa |title=Hairy Maclary debuts in China |url=https://sunlive.co.nz/news/41687-hairy-maclary-debuts-china.html |accessdate=16 September 2019 |work=SunLive |date=10 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Jana Kolarič|language=sl |publisher=Društvo slovenskih pisateljev |last=Miklavčič |first=Alja |url=https://www.drustvo-dsp.si/pisatelji/jana-kolaric/|accessdate=2017-08-16}}</ref> - and [[te reo Māori]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hairy Maclary no te Teri a Tanarahana |url=https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/hairy-maclary-no-te-teri-a-tanarahana-9780143308317 |publisher=Penguin |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref> It has also been adapted into a stage play, which has been performed at the [[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] and the Sydney Opera House.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paws for thought: Hairy Maclary scampers in |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/paws-for-thought-hairy-maclary-scampers-in-20111025-1mhq8.html |accessdate=16 September 2019 |work=SMH |date=25 October 2011}}</ref>

In the 2019 [[TVNZ]] series ''[[Goodnight Kiwi (TV series)|Goodnight Kiwi]]'', Prime Minister [[Jacinda Ardern]] read ''Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy.'' The episode aired on [[TVNZ 2]] on [[Christmas Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/118041704/jacinda-ardern-to-read-classic-hairy-maclary-for-goodnight-kiwi|title=Jacinda Ardern to read classic Hairy Maclary for Goodnight Kiwi|date=8 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=12292042|title=Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to front Christmas episode of Goodnight Kiwi|date=2 January 2020 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.puffin.com.au/products/9780140505313/hairy-maclary-donaldsons-dairy ''Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy''] Puffin Books Australia
*[http://www.puffin.com.au/products/9780140505313/hairy-maclary-donaldsons-dairy ''Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415233319/http://www.puffin.com.au/products/9780140505313/hairy-maclary-donaldsons-dairy |date=15 April 2013 }} Puffin Books Australia


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Latest revision as of 04:02, 15 November 2024

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
AuthorLynley Dodd
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHairy Maclary
GenreChildren's book
PublisherMallinson Rendel Publishers Limited
Publication date
1983
Publication placeNew Zealand
ISBN978-0-14-330615-3
Followed byHairy Maclary's Bone 

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy[1] first published in 1983, is the first and most well-known of a series of books by New Zealand author Lynley Dodd featuring Hairy Maclary.[2] His adventures are usually in the company of his other dog friends. His arch-enemy is the tomcat Scarface Claw.

Written for pre-school children, it has become a classic bedtime storybook in New Zealand and Australia,[3][4][5] and Lynley Dodd's books, including this one, dominate the children's section of the Premier New Zealand Bestsellers list.[citation needed]

The order of introduction of the dogs (with their house number in brackets) is:

The story follows the assembly of a pack of dogs going to the park, and ends when they're all scared off by a fearsome cat - Scarface Claw.

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.

It has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and been translated into Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Swedish, Russian, Slovene[8][9] - and te reo Māori.[10] It has also been adapted into a stage play, which has been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Sydney Opera House.[11]

In the 2019 TVNZ series Goodnight Kiwi, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern read Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. The episode aired on TVNZ 2 on Christmas Day.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ In New Zealand English, a dairy is a small corner shop
  2. ^ "Hairy Maclary named as the bestselling book of the decade in New Zealand". Stuff. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ Pollock, Kerryn. "Classics: Hairy Maclary". Te Ara. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Hairy Maclary". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ "The ten best dogs in literature". Country Life. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Hairy Maclary". www.hairymaclary.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Met Hairy Maclary and his friends". Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ^ Yalde, Phillipa (10 April 2013). "Hairy Maclary debuts in China". SunLive. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  9. ^ Miklavčič, Alja, Jana Kolarič (in Slovenian), Društvo slovenskih pisateljev, retrieved 16 August 2017
  10. ^ "Hairy Maclary no te Teri a Tanarahana". Penguin. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Paws for thought: Hairy Maclary scampers in". SMH. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Jacinda Ardern to read classic Hairy Maclary for Goodnight Kiwi". 8 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to front Christmas episode of Goodnight Kiwi". 2 January 2020.
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