Hairy Maclary's Bone

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Hairy Maclary's Bone
Author Lynley Dodd
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHairy Maclary
Genre Children's book
Publisher Mallinson Rendel Publishers Limited
Publication date
1984
Publication placeNew Zealand
ISBN 0-908606-29-X
Preceded by Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy  
Followed by Hairy Maclary Scattercat  

Hairy Maclary's Bone first published in 1984, is the second of the popular series of books by New Zealand author Lynley Dodd featuring Hairy Maclary. [1] His adventures are usually in the company of his other dog friends. His arch-enemy is the belligerent soft grey tabby named Scarface Claw.

Written for pre-school children, with rhythmic, rhyming text, it has become a best-selling bedtime storybook in New Zealand and Australia. [2] [3] [4]

In this book, Hairy Maclary is given a tasty bone from the town butcher Samuel Stone and must get back to Donaldson's Dairy with it while fending off his five doggie friends - Hercules Morse the English Mastiff, Muffin McLay the Old English Sheepdog, Bottomley Potts the Dalmatian, Bitzer Maloney the Greyhound and Schnitzel Von Krumm the Dachshund. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Hairy Maclary named as the bestselling book of the decade in New Zealand". Stuff. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Pollock, Kerryn. "Classics: Hairy Maclary". Te Ara. Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hairy Maclary". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "The ten best dogs in literature". Country Life. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hairy Maclary". www.hairymaclary.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.


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