Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
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| Author | Lynley Dodd |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Hairy Maclary |
| Genre | Children's book |
| Publisher | Mallinson Rendel Publishers Limited |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | New Zealand |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-330615-3 |
| 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.[1] 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 dairy is a small grocery store or corner shop).
Written for pre-school children, it has become a classic bedtime storybook in New Zealand and Australia,[2][3] and Lynley Dodd's books, including this one, dominate the children's section of the Premier New Zealand Bestsellers list.[4]
The order of introduction of the dogs (with their house number in brackets) is:
- Hairy Maclary, a small dog of mixed pedigree,[5] however bearing a similar resemblance to a Scottish Terrier, (60)
- Hercules Morse, a Mastiff, (54)
- Bottomley Potts, a Dalmatian, (52)
- Muffin McLay, an Old English Sheepdog, (48)
- Bitzer Maloney, a Whippet, (36)
- Schnitzel Von Krumm, a Dachshund, (22)
The story follows the assembly of a pack 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 Manderin, Korean, Japanese, Swedish, Russian and Slovene.[6][7]
It has also been adapted into a stage play, which has been put on at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Sydney Opera House.[8]
References
- ^ "Hairy Maclary named as the bestselling book of the decade in New Zealand". Stuff. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Pollock, Kerryn. "Classics: Hairy Maclary". Te Ara. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Hairy Maclary". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Book News
- ^ "Hairy Maclary". www.hairymaclary.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ Yalde, Phillipa (10 April 2013). "Hairy Maclary debuts in China". SunLive. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Miklavčič, Alja, Jana Kolarič (in Slovenian), Društvo slovenskih pisateljev, retrieved 2017-08-16
- ^ "Paws for thought: Hairy Maclary scampers in". SMH. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
External links
- Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy Puffin Books Australia
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