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Hairy Maclary's caterwaul caper

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I see these Lynley Dodd books all the time.

"With a twitch of his tail and a purposeful paw, down by the river crept Scarface Claw."

Oh, that gorgeous, alliterative "purposeful paw"....who said children's books can't employ language so inventively! makes all the run of the mill, pedestrian stuff look as ordinary as it really is!

This MIGHT be my favourite Dodd. All the dogs from Hairy Maclary are there, and the old bully, Scarface Claw who turns out not to be as tough as his own publicity might assume!

There are fantastic opportunities in this book to make great noises, as Scarface Claw and the dogs all make their own noises....and how deliciously appropriate are each...

Schnitzel Von Krumm: YIP-YIP Bitzer maloney: BOW-WOW-WOW-WOW Muffin McLay: RUFF-RUFF Bottomley Potts: RO-RO-RO-RO-RO-RO Hercules Morse: WOOF Hairy McLary: YAP-YAP-YAP

and Scarface Claw? WROWWW-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-

"The din was so awful that up hill and down, you could hear the CACOPHONY all over town." Gorgeous.

Our 3 children have loved this book with all the different dogs and the sounds they make. One child makes the yowling cat sound and I do the dogs. They occasionally join in and it can become very entertaining. It just depends on how mellow or raucous you want to be. The story is simple but cute and the rhyming is creative and catchy.

Before even thinking about reading this one aloud, grab a really big glass of water. All the dogs from the first Hairy Macleary are back and making all sorts of barks, and then there's the sound that echoes around...

If you haven't read any Hairy Macleary yet (and why not!!?), they are great read-aloud stories with plenty of tumpity rhythm and rhymes. (Not to say that you can't secretly grab one and read it quietly, too.)

Scarface Claw is the toughest tom in town, but even he can meet his match. After chasing a few small animals, he sets out after a blackbird high in a tree and gets stuck. So begins the caterwauling.

Hairy Maclary (from Donaldson's Dairy) and his friends (Hercules Morse, Bottomley Potts, Schnitzel Vonn Krumm, etc.) are each disturbed by the strange sound. Each goes to investigate what could be making the terrible noise. Together they find out. But what happens when the toughest tom in town is finally rescued? Does he chase the dogs like usual, hide in shame, pretend he meant to do that? Read and find out.

Lynley Dodd's verse and pacing proves as fresh as ever in this adventure of New Zealand's favorite scruffy little dog. Fans of his friends will be pleased that the rest of the dogs in town are also present. Check out all of the Hairy Maclary books.

I'm very sad that the Hairy Maclary books are no longer available in paperback. Our family has 3 Hairy Maclary paperbacks and would like to purchase more. We LOVE the books. The stories are great and the pictures are beautiful.

I'm so sad that this book hasn't gotten more press! My daughter is 4 now, and we've been reading it since she was about 2. The animal noises are fun to make and hear, and the pictures fit the descriptions perfectly! We particularly like the fact that you can see the dog's tail on the right hand page as it is going to investigate the horrible cacaphony. Give it a chance!

I love to read to my grandchildren...so I pick books that are fun to read aloud. This book has it all, wonderful barks to imitate, great illustrations and new words that can be learned in context and are fun to say. When was the last time you got to say, "Cacophony!"? We are slowly buying all the Hairy McClarey books for our grandchildren, ages 3 and 18 months.

These children's books about household pets are fabulous. I have ordered every single one and have read them over and over to my children. Highly recommend these books,

My daughter (19 months) and I love this book! We have all the Hairy Maclary books and they are all great but this is one of the best!

My daughter loves it when I make all the doggies barking noises lol!

Would highly recommend these books, they make reading fun fun fun! :)

My four year old daughter adores Slinky Malinki, and Hairy Maclary is just as fun for her. We love the rhythm of Lynley Dodd's writing. The illustrations are beautiful as well.