Overview
With cumulative rhymes and sunny ink and watercolor illustrations, this international favorite chronicles the escapades of our hero Hairy and his crew of five kooky canines. Here every dog-from big-as-a-horse Hercules Morse to Schnitzel von Krumm with the very low tum-tries to have his day with HAIRY MACLARY'S BONE, but guess who triumphs!• Lynley Dodd's books have sold over two million copies worldwide.
A small black dog uses a series of slick maneuvers to protect his bone from his canine friends.
Synopsis
With cumulative rhymes and sunny ink and watercolor illustrations, this international favorite chronicles the escapades of our hero Hairy and his crew of five kooky canines. Here every dog-from big-as-a-horse Hercules Morse to Schnitzel von Krumm with the very low tum-tries to have his day with HAIRY MACLARY'S BONE, but guess who triumphs!• Lynley Dodd's books have sold over two million copies worldwide.
Marya Jansen-Gruber - Children's Literature
Hairy Maclary is a rather odd looking dog. He is also a very lucky dog because he has a friend at the local butcher's shop. Mr. Samuel Stone gives our hero a bone, a delicious bone. In no time, Hairy Maclary has a collection of dogs following him down the street. They all want that bone, that wonderful smelling bone, that delicious looking bone. Hairy Maclary may be funny looking but he is also very smart. As he heads home to the dairy where he lives, Hairy Maclary takes a very circuitous path. The end result is that before long, his train of hungry dogs has been left behind. One is stuck in a fence, another is trapped in a hedge and so on. With amusing names, delightful illustrations and a simple story, Lynley Dodd has created a charming book for youngsters. A perfect read-aloud book, Hairy Maclary's Bone is one of several books about this intelligent and comical dog. 2001 (orig. 1984), Tricycle Press,
Editorials
Children's Literature
Hairy Maclary is a rather odd looking dog. He is also a very lucky dog because he has a friend at the local butcher's shop. Mr. Samuel Stone gives our hero a bone, a delicious bone. In no time, Hairy Maclary has a collection of dogs following him down the street. They all want that bone, that wonderful smelling bone, that delicious looking bone. Hairy Maclary may be funny looking but he is also very smart. As he heads home to the dairy where he lives, Hairy Maclary takes a very circuitous path. The end result is that before long, his train of hungry dogs has been left behind. One is stuck in a fence, another is trapped in a hedge and so on. With amusing names, delightful illustrations and a simple story, Lynley Dodd has created a charming book for youngsters. A perfect read-aloud book, Hairy Maclary's Bone is one of several books about this intelligent and comical dog. 2001 (orig. 1984), Tricycle Press,— Marya Jansen-Gruber