Pagineborn 1941 · Rotorua, New Zealand
📖 Best for: Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
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New Zealand’s Lynley Dodd created Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy (1983), a scruffy little dog whose rhyming adventures with Bottomley Potts and Hercules Morse are read aloud everywhere.
New to Lynley Dodd? Start with Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy.
Lynley Dodd’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.
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New Zealand’s Lynley Dodd created Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy (1983), a scruffy little dog whose rhyming adventures with Bottomley Potts and Hercules Morse are read aloud everywhere.
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy is a great place to start; other favourites include Hairy Maclary’s Bone, Slinky Malinki, Scarface Claw.
Lynley Dodd’s books are best for pre-k (ages 2–5) · k–2nd grade (ages 5–8).
Lynley Dodd’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Lynley Dodd ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.