Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (Hairy Maclary and Friends)

These are such great books for children to listen and for adults to read.

Has stood the test of time! My children loved this series of books, now my grand-daughter is loving them too.Beautifully written to get the attention of a toddler, lots of repetition, which this age loves. Lots of gorgeous illustrations with brilliant action in them.We will slowly get the whole series, including ScarFace Claw, who all the dogs are terrified of....

A great story for any child.

Bought for a 4 year old and he was entranced. Delightful story and pics.

Gave as a gift as my son loved it when he was younger

My daughter is now 17. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy was one of the first books that was gifted to her when the was very small. It became a firm favourite. She loved it and we loved reading it to her. I then bought the bag set which were also great. I recently bought two of these for neighbours with small children. Just a beautiful book, gorgeous artwork and fun.Highly recommend.

Grandkid loves it nuff said

Love these books. Bought them for my granddaughter.

Bought this for my granddaughter and I absolutely love it and so does she!

I live Lynley Dodd’s books. When I’m reading to babies and children I love rhythm and rhymes. This book is a classic and never disappoints.

Esta serie de libros gustará a quienes hayan tenido un perro en los años 80, en que era habitual ver grupos de perros patrullando juntos por el vecindario y observar sus discusiones inocentes con gatos o con otros perros. 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.Hay película para cada título de la serie, se puede buscar en YouTube.Éste es el primer título; quizás como lectura aislada sea aburrido porque repite mucho los nombres de cada perro, hay que valorar la serie en su conjunto.Decir que estos libros están preparados para enseñar a leer a los niños de habla inglesa: el adulto lee la historia una y otra vez y el niño memoriza la imagen de cada palabra; por eso es importante el ritmo y la repetición. Culturalmente es algo que no se comprende en España, en que aprender a leer es más "fácil", dado que "se lee como se escribe".Excelentes también los libros de gatos del mismo autor.

This children's book is an utter delight and I'm beyond confused that it isn't a huge sensation in American like it apparently is in the rest of the world where Hairy Maclary is as identifiable (and marketable!) as The Very Hungry Caterpillar or Madeline.This is the first book in a series of children's books about animals. The illustrations are delightful and fun; the story is told in a rollicking bouncy rhythmic poetry form. My favorite part though is that the animals aren't anthropomorphic at all. They are dogs that act like dogs and think doggy thoughts. My 15 month old son loves the rhythm of the words and will say "woof woof" as he looks at the pictures of the dogs. The basic story is pretty simple, which makes it great for young toddlers, but that doesn't mean it dumbs things down. This book uses a large vocabulary, which is great to help expose kids to more "rare words" (a technical term, meaning words aht aren't amongst the 10,000 most commonly used words). This in turn really helps their language development and, down the road, their reading abilities.

Makes a good read for the young ones as it rhymes. For the dog lover it is a feast.