Hairy Maclary and Friends

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Hairy Maclary and Friends is a series of children's picture books created by New Zealand author and illustrator Dame Lynley Dodd. The popular series has sold over five million copies worldwide. The character Hairy Maclary made his first appearance in 1983 in the book titled Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. He is the protagonist in twelve books in the series, and there are a further nine books about his friends. Hairy Maclary's adventures are usually in the company of his other dog friends who include an English Mastiff named Hercules Morse, a dalmatian named Bottomley Potts, an Old English Sheepdog named Muffin McLay, a greyhound named Bitzer Maloney and a dachshund named Schnitzel Von Krumm. The series also features a belligerent soft grey tabby named Scarface Claw, their formidable opponent, a black cat named Slinky Malinki and a duckling named Zachary Quack. According to the books' website, Hairy Maclary is "a small dog of mixed pedigree". Dodd has described him as a mix of terriers...

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