Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack |
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Lynley Dodd
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Pages: 16 (Board book)
ISBN: 0141381132
Pub: Puffin Books
Pub date: 2004-08-05
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7942
Reader Reviews:
Beautiful, funny verse for adults and children (0/0 people found this helpful)
A firm favourite with reader and listener alike - it's a joy to read and my son loves reciting the lines. It's also very funny and entertaining, with a sweet ending.
An outstanding picture book for small children (9/9 people found this helpful)
My children and I are big Hairy Maclary fans, and I love most of the stories. This one is a particular favourite as it is so wonderfully evocative of a lazy summery afternoon. Hairy Maclary just wants to doze in the warm sun but a rather perky little duckling, Zachary Quack, follows him persistently because he wants him to play. This makes me smile as it reminds
me all too much of a younger child following an older one (or following a parent desperate for five minutes peace and quiet). Then Zachary Quack turns out to be a true friend when Hairy Maclary gets himself stuck in the river and the ending is a happy warm surprise. As with the majority of Lynley Dodds' stories, the language she uses is wonderful: pittery pattery, footle and frolic, skeddadles etc. There's lots of strikingly unusual vocabulary which makes me smile, my children enjoy it and pick up and use in no time, and it is used with great flair in her rhythmical rhyming text. Outstanding.
Good one here (2/4 people found this helpful)
Another adventure of Hairy Maclary getting into trouble. It is a good book for reading out loud, with the words and rhymes falling easily into a rhythm. The kids appear to love the rhythm of the book. Lovely pictures.
Loved by All the Family (4/4 people found this helpful)
Ms Dodd has an excellent command of ryhming and repition that is a big hit with children. At the tender age of 16months my daughter is already a big fan.
Buy this book - if not for your child it would make an excellent present.
Fantastic - Who wouldn't welcome a new Hairy Maclary!!! (3/4 people found this helpful)
I wish Lynley Dodd would write a book a week my 3 year old and I would never tire of them.
The rhyming text leaves lots of opportunities for her to join in and teaches her lots of new fun words!!!
The whole family loves them!
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