Hairy Maclary and Friends
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Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy Hairy Maclary's Bone Hairy Maclary Scattercat Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet Slinky Malinki Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness Slinky Malinki Open The Door Schnitzel von Krumm’s Basketwork Schnitzel von Krumm Forget-Me-Not Hairy Maclary, Sit Slinky Malinki Catflaps Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack Schnitzel von Krumm, Dogs Never Climb Trees Scarface Claw Zachary Quack Minimonster Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks Hairy Maclary, Shoo Slinky Malinki Early Bird Scarface Claw, Hold Tight | |
| Author | Lynley Dodd |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Lynley Dodd |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Hairy Maclary is a fictional dog and the hero of a series of children's picture books created by New Zealand author (and former teacher) Dame Lynley Dodd. The popular series has sold over five million copies worldwide.[1]
The character Hairy Maclary made his first appearance in 1983 in the book titled Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy.[1] He is the protagonist in twelve books in the series, and there are a further nine books about his friends.[1]
Hairy Mclary's adventures are usually in the company of his other animal friends who include the dachshund Schnitzel von Krumm, dalmatian Bottomley Potts, greyhound-cross Bitzer Maloney, mastiff Hercules Morse and Old English sheepdog Muffin McLay. The tomcat Scarface Claw is their formidable opponent.
According to the books' website, Hairy Maclary is "... a small dog of mixed pedigree."[2] In the 1990s, a TV series featuring ten five-minute episodes based on the series premiered. In the 2019 TVNZ series Goodnight Kiwi the prime minister Jacinda Ardern read Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy the episode aired on TVNZ 2 on Christmas Day. [3][4]
Description
Hairy Maclary books are designed to be read by an adult to a child. The plots are simple, keeping with the comprehension-level of the age group for which they are written. They generally involve Hairy and his friends in adventurous scenarios pitched against local cats. 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.
Each double-sided page has an illustration on one side, and text on the other. The pictures and the written words together tell the story, and the illustrations and their meanings are as important as the text. The books have a wide format that enables a child seated beside an adult to have a full view of the picture page while the adult reads.
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". Characters, events and therefore language are repetitive and cumulative, in the manner of "Old MacDonald had a farm". Each book contains a twist or some sort of conclusion at the end. The repetitions permit a young child to anticipate what is coming next and repeat the words.
"Schnitzel von Krumm
with a very low tum,
Bitzer Maloney
all skinny and bony,
Muffin McLay
like a bundle of hay,
Bottomley Potts
covered in spots,
Hercules Morse
as big as a horse
and Hairy Maclary
from Donaldson's Dairy"
Although the books are designed to entertain young children, they are not intended as "early readers", as are, for example, the "Cat in the Hat" books by Doctor Seuss which have a very basic and largely phonic vocabulary. The Hairy Maclary books, despite their simple stories, introduce the listening child to some long but very expressive words, which are not part of the average pre-schooler vocabulary but must be understood by the child in the context in which they occur. For example, the noise made by a stranded cat and the excited dogs who discover it is described as a "cacophony".
Lynley Dodd's illustrations are closely observed from life. The breeds of dogs, the types of houses and the plants growing in each garden can generally be identified. The stories seem to exist in a real suburb in the real world. Hairy Maclary's home, for example, has a red corrugated iron roof supported on wooden brackets, and the garden has a frangipani tree, a picket fence and a row of agapanthi. Each picture promotes investigation and discussion between the child and the reader, as events unfold in the pictures which are not described in the text. In the first book of the series the repeated lines "...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. Close observation is encouraged by the inclusion in many of the pictures of a tiny glimpse of the dog who has been named on the previous page, as it approaches or walks out of the picture, showing only the point of a nose or the tip of a tail.
Books in the series
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Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
First published in 1983. It has sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and been translated into Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Swedish, Russian, Slovene[5][6] - and te reo Māori.[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]
Hairy Maclary's Bone
First published in 1984, In this book, Hairy Maclary is given a tasty bone from town butcher Samuel Stone and must get back to Donaldson's Dairy with it while fending off his five doggie chums - Hercules Morse the Great Dane, Muffin McLay the Old English Sheepdog, Bitzer Maloney the Greyhound, Bottomley Potts the Dalmatian and Schnitzel Von Krumm the Dachshund (with the very low tum).
Hairy Maclary Scattercat
The third book of the series was first published in 1985. In this book, Hairy Maclary has fun chasing all the cats in the neighborhood until he meets Scarface Claw, the toughest tom in town.[9]
Dodd featured her black cat Wooskit, which she had for 13 years, in many of her early books. In Hairy Maclary Scattercat, Wooskit was more prominent than in prior books. In subsequent books, the cat was renamed Slinky Malinki. Five books featured Slinky Malinki; during that time, Dodd got a new cat named Suu Kyi.[10]
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
It was first published in 1987 and is the fourth title in the Hairy Maclary series.
Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet
It was first published in 1989.
Slinky Malinki
First published in 1990, It features the adventures of the stalking and lurking adventurous cat Slinky Malinki who is a common cat during the day but becomes a thief as night falls.[11]
Malinki is based on Dodd's cat, Wooskit, who was with her for 13 years.[12] The Guardian lists Malinki amongst the top ten cats in children's fiction.[13] Original artwork of him has been part of a travelling exhibition over a number of years,[14][15][16] and he is part of a sculpture of some of Dodd's characters at Tauranga.[17]
Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
It was first published in 1991.
Slinky Malinki Open The Door
First published in 1994, featuring the mischievous cat, Slinky Malinki.[18][19]
Written for pre-school children, with rhythmic, rhyming text it has become a best-selling bedtime storybook in New Zealand. Slinky Malinki has a parrot friend called Stickybeak Syd, and together they open doors in their house and get into mischief.[20]
It has been recommended to educators for the incorporation of instruments during story time.[21]
After the 2000 US presidential election had been described as a 'schmozzle', Dodd's use of the word 'shemozzle' in this book was discussed in US media,[22] with the following verse quoted:
What a SHEMOZZLE, the things they did, Slinky Malinki and Stickybeak Syd.
They stirred up some spoons and a bowl full of fruit,
In a sea of spaghetti and vegetable soup.[22]
Schnitzel von Krumm’s Basketwork
It was first published in 1994.
Schnitzel von Krumm Forget-Me-Not
It was first published in 1996.
Hairy Maclary, Sit
It was first published in 1997.
Slinky Malinki Catflaps
It was first published in 1998.
Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack
First published in 1999, is one of a well-known series of books by New Zealand author Lynley Dodd featuring Hairy Maclary. In 2000 it won the Children's Choice Award at the New Zealand Post Book Awards. [23] The book is written with rhythmic, rhyming text and is popular with pre-school age children. In 2000, won the Children's Choice Award at the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Schnitzel von Krumm, Dogs Never Climb Trees
It was first published in 2002.
Scarface Claw
It was first published in 2001.
Zachary Quack Minimonster
First published in 2005, a reviewer of a board book edition of Zachary Quack Minimonster wrote: "It is the perfect way to encourage visual literacy and teach kids how to follow a story – and what an enjoyable way to create our future readers."[24] In 2006 the book was named a Notable Picture Book by the Storylines Trust and Foundation.[25]
Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers
Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks
Hairy Maclary, Shoo
Slinky Malinki Early Bird
First published in 2012,[26][27] is one of a well-known series of books by New Zealand author Lynley Dodd featuring Hairy Maclary. The book is written with rhythmic, rhyming text and is popular with pre-school age children. [28] Slinky Malinki wakes the whole family early, and then goes back to sleep, leaving everyone awake and complaining.[26] It has been described as "Slinky Malinki's best caper yet."[26]
It was named a Storylines Notable Book in 2013.[29]
Scarface Claw, Hold Tight
References
- ^ a b c Fiona Terry (8 August 2008). "Times Online: Interview with Lynley Dodd". London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "Hairy Maclary". www.hairymaclary.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/118041704/jacinda-ardern-to-read-classic-hairy-maclary-for-goodnight-kiwi
- ^ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=12292042
- ^ 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 16 August 2017
- ^ "Hairy Maclary no te Teri a Tanarahana". Penguin. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Paws for thought: Hairy Maclary scampers in". SMH. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Hairy Maclary Scattercat". www.penguin.co.nz.
- ^ Hewson, Laura (3 August 2019). "Slinky stealing limelight". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Slinky Malinki at Fantastic Fiction
- ^ "Slinky Stealing Limelight". Otago Daily Times. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Pip Jones (31 January 2014). "Pip Jone's Top 10 Cats In Children's Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
From adorable Mog to the more villainous Slinky Malinki and Macavity and the downright nasty Mrs Norris, children's fiction is packed full of unforgettable felines.
- ^ "Lynley Dodd: A Retrospective 26 January - 24 March 2013". waikatomuseum.co.nz. Waikato Museum. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Lynley Dodd: A Retrospective, A Tauranga Art Gallery, New Zealand, Travelling Exhibition: 6 jun. — 19 jul. 2014". goulburnregionalartgallery.com.au. Goulburn Regional Gallery. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "The Lynley Dodd Exhibition - Redcliffe Library, 8 December 2017 - 17 March 2018". theredcliffepeninsula.com.au. The Redcliffe Peninsula. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "The Strand Reserve". tauranga.govt.nz. Tauranga City Council. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Slinky and Stickybeak". The Sun-Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1995. p. 74. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Slinky Malinki, Open The Door at Fantastic Fiction
- ^ "Slinky and Stickybeak". The Sun-Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 29 January 1995. p. 74. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Musical Stories: Strategies For Integrating Literature and Musical For Young Children". Australian Journal of Early Childhood. 32 (4). Sage Publications: 7–12. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2019 – via GALE.
- ^ a b Dougherty, Dick (18 December 2000). "New bulletins from the schmozzle front". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 2A. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Dodd, Lynley", New Zealand Book Council
- ^ Simie Simpson (17 September 2018). "Book Reviews: Five Fresh Kiwi Books". thesapling.co.nz. The Sapling. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Notable New Zealand Children's and Young Adult Books of 2006" (PDF). Storylines Childrens Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand. 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b c L.R. (29 January 2014). "Slinky Malinki, Early Bird". New Zealand Doctor: 27. ISSN 1176-5631.
- ^ Whalley, Anne (1 September 2012). "Slinky Malinki Early Bird". Magpies. 27 (4): 4. ISSN 0817-0088.
- ^ "Hairy Maclary". www.hairymaclary.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Children's Book Awards". Storylines: The Inside Story: 43. 1 January 2013. ISSN 1175-0170. Retrieved 7 September 2019.