She worked as a teacher before beginning to write her own books in 1974. Apparently Hairy Maclary, the real one, is a Skye Terrier, a breed developed on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. A large, black cat with big yellow eyes and chunks missing from his ears, Scarface has a reputation as the 'toughest Tom in town'. Lynley Dodds wonderful Hairy Maclary series have built on the adventures of this scruffy, mischievous dog and his rapscallion friends. Born in Rotorua, educated at the Iwitahi School, Tauranga College, Elam School of Art (Dip FA) and Auckland Teachers’ College, she taught art at Queen Margaret College. (Redirected from Scarface claw) Scarface Claw is a fictitious tom cat who features in the Hairy Maclary childrens stories written by New Zealand author Lynley Dodd.

She is enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the unforgettable HAIRY MACLARY and his friends. Dodd, Lynley (1941 ), is a children’s writer known internationally as the creator of Hairy Maclary, canine rogue-hero. Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. Don't forget to teach your child nursery rhymes. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy is the hilarious rhyming classic by Lynley Dodd.Ī deliciously chunky hardback gift edition of five Hairy Maclary stories from the first, HAIRY MACLARY FROM DONALDSON'S DAIRY to HAIRY MACLARY'S RUMPUS AT THE VET. Bears in the Night, The Bike Lesson) or try Lynley Dodd's excellent Hairy Maclary books (Puffin).

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