Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (Hairy Maclary and Friends)

Arrived promptly and in perfect condition. My children loved this book when they were small so bought this hard copy for my grand-daughter (2yrs 9months) who also loves it. meeting Scar Face Claw is just a little scarily but also exciting.

Such a beautiful book my nieces love it

We really enjoy reading this fun and silly story with its sweet illustrations. Each dog is brought to life and drawn with such character - my toddler absolutely loves them. I particularly like how strong and well made the hardback book is as it stands up well to a two year old's roughness

Good book granddaughter will enjoy it

My daughter absolutely loves these books! Simple story line but so much fun to read…..and of course in a Scottish accent too!

Great book, just as I remember it from my childhood. Although I hadn't realised it was going to be pocket size so the size was a bit of a shock. My baby still loves the story so it doesn't really matter!

Has stood the test of time! My children loved this series of books, now my grand-daughter is loving them too. Beautifully written to get the attention of a toddler, lots of repetition, which this age loves. Lots of gorgeous illustrations with brilliant action in them. We will slowly get the whole series, including ScarFace Claw, who all the dogs are terrified of....

I bought this for the baby girl next door as my little boy loves it. It is his … and now my favourite book. I can’t believe how cheap this was to buy. Toilet paper is more expensive - how do they profit when it’s so cheap?

This children's book is an utter delight and I'm beyond confused that it isn't a huge sensation in American like it apparently is in the rest of the world where Hairy Maclary is as identifiable (and marketable!) as The Very Hungry Caterpillar or Madeline. This is the first book in a series of children's books about animals. The illustrations are delightful and fun; the story is told in a rollicking bouncy rhythmic poetry form. My favorite part though is that the animals aren't anthropomorphic at all. They are dogs that act like dogs and think doggy thoughts. My 15 month old son loves the rhythm of the words and will say "woof woof" as he looks at the pictures of the dogs. The basic story is pretty simple, which makes it great for young toddlers, but that doesn't mean it dumbs things down. This book uses a large vocabulary, which is great to help expose kids to more "rare words" (a technical term, meaning words aht aren't amongst the 10,000 most commonly used words). This in turn really helps their language development and, down the road, their reading abilities.

Kids love this book the way it’s written the rhymes are great have a 4 and 5 yr old both love it

Esta serie de libros gustará a quienes hayan tenido un perro en los años 80, en que era habitual ver grupos de perros patrullando juntos por el vecindario y observar sus discusiones inocentes con gatos o con otros perros. Queda perfectamente retratado lo que es un perro y gustará a quien lo haya vivido, pero es probable que no sea comprendido por quien no sabe cómo se comporta un perro o quien sólo haya paseado a su perro con la correa en entornos muy controlados, como sucede ahora. Hay película para cada título de la serie, se puede buscar en YouTube. Éste es el primer título; quizás como lectura aislada sea aburrido porque repite mucho los nombres de cada perro, hay que valorar la serie en su conjunto. Decir que estos libros están preparados para enseñar a leer a los niños de habla inglesa: el adulto lee la historia una y otra vez y el niño memoriza la imagen de cada palabra; por eso es importante el ritmo y la repetición. Culturalmente es algo que no se comprende en España, en que aprender a leer es más "fácil", dado que "se lee como se escribe". Excelentes también los libros de gatos del mismo autor.

This is a wonderful book for children....funny and cute illustrations

Makes a good read for the young ones as it rhymes. For the dog lover it is a feast.