![]() ![]() They roam around having fun sniffing the lamp posts and the telegraph poles, other peoples gates and each other. There is Hercules Morse as big as a horse, the Great Dane, Bottomley Potts covered in spots, the Dalmatian, Muffin McLay like a bundle of hay, the Old English Sheepdog, Bitzer Maloney all skinny and bony, the Greyhound, and (my personal favourite) Schnitzel von Krumm with a very low tum, the Dachshund. One by one they leave their houses and join the group of rather posy, show-off canine chums. In this book he and his friends are off for a walk and a good sniff of the neighbourhood. Hairy Maclary is a scruffy little black dog with a surfeit of fur and a tiny, nosy, pointed face with bright, mischievous eyes. ![]() Put Hairy Maclary and his friends near to the top of your list. ![]() There are hundreds upon hundreds of picture books from which to choose when you're buying for your child. Summary: Like all great picture books, Hairy Maclary is built on rhyme, rhythm, repetition and humour. ![]()
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