Review: Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack

Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack

Written and Illustrated by Lynley Dodd

Publication date: 1999

Publisher: Mallison Rendel Publishers

ISBN: 978-0-908783-80-9

Summary/Back cover:

A board book edition of this best selling Hairy Maclary story. Hairy Maclary is looking for some peace and quiet for his afternoon doze. But everywhere he goes he's followed by an irrepressible yellow duckling, Zachary Quack, who wants to footle and frolic and play. Hairy Maclary keeps trying to skedaddle away only to be followed by the pittery pattery duck! Eventually Hairy Maclary realises that he can't shake off Zachary Quack and they curl up together for a doze in the sun!

Review: 

I'm a huge fan of Lynley Dodd's work, especially the Hairy Maclary series - but what Kiwi Kid isn't?!  This story is a beautiful wee tale of eventual friendship, and has the trademark rhyming nature that we're used to with Lynley Dodd, and the repeated lines (in this book:  Pittery pattery, skittery scattery, ZIP round the corner came Zachary Quack) that draw young children into reading along with their parents.

My 2.5 year old has requested this book over and over - sometimes asking for it 5 or 6 times in a row, before we're allowed to move on to the next book!  My 10 month old, who has trouble sitting through a whole book, enjoys this one too.

My rating: 4.8 out of 5

Review written by Bronwyn