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

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I think this poem invites musical accompaniment, it could be performed by dividing the class into groups of children responsible for being 'Bottomley Potts' or 'Bitzer Maloney' etc.

Each picture promotes investigation and discussion between the child and the reader, as events unfold in the pictures which are not described in the text. They get hooked on the rhyme, join in with "and hairy maclary from donaldson's dairy", yowl with scarface claw, and look for their favourite dogs in the pictures. Hairy Maclary is a fictional dog, the hero of a series of children's picture books created by the New Zealand author Lynley Dodd and making his first appearance in 1983 with the publication of Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy. Hairy Maclary's home, for example, has a red corrugated iron roof supported on wooden brackets, and the garden has a frangipani tree, a picket fence and a row of agapanthi.

Older children would enjoy reading this as well and it is a great way to inspire poetry and rhythm in their own writing. With its reindeer, ribbons, baubles and bells, it's too tempting a treat for Slinky not to investigate. A 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.

The pictures and the written words together tell the story, and the illustrations and their meanings are as important as the text.As Hairy Maclary dozily dreams and lies on his back ZIP round the corner comes Zackary Quack - and HE wants to play! In the first book of this now classic series, we are taken down the dark, dark street to the dark, dark house and into the dark, dark cellar in which the skeletons live. Run your fingers over the text to hear the story and touch any word to hear and see it spoken and spelt.