Hairy Maclary and Friends: Cuddle and Play

This gorgeously soft cloth book for babies is beautifully presented in a gift box and features rascally Hairy Maclary and his rollicking gang, as well as Slinky Malinki, the cheeky and cheerful black cat, and pittery, pattery Zachary Quack. Hairy Maclary and Friends: Cuddle and Play is the perfect item to delight and entertain a baby. There are rhymes to read together, crinkly pages to shake and scrunch and, at nap time, babies can snuggle up to their best-loved characters. Safe for all ages, babies will love playing with and cuddling up to the adorable characters from the bestselling Hairy Maclary and Friends series by Lynley Dodd. 'A child's best introduction to books' - The Times

Lynley Dodd graduated from the Elam School of Art in Auckland with a diploma in Fine Arts, majoring in sculpture. She went on to teach art before taking a break to start a family. She began to work as a freelance illustrator and collaborated with author Eve Sutton on My Cat Likes To Hide in Boxes. There was no looking back as Lynley went on to write and illustrate her own books for children. Exuberant artwork and bouncy rhymes come together perfectly in books like Slinky Malinki and Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. As well as being a visual delight, these are some of the most rewarding books for children and adults to read out loud. It comes as no surprise that, as a child, she adored Dr Seuss because of his 'crazy sounds and the fact that he took such liberties with the English language.' Other favourite authors included A A Milne and the fairy tales of The Grimm Brothers and Hans Christian Andersen. Today, Lynley is a big fan of Quentin Blake 'because of his humour and very clever art work.'

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