Hairy Maclary Scattercat

Our Grandaughter loves this. Have ended up buying quite a few of the Hairy Maclary series. Would recommend any to all children. Beautifully illustrated, with large text and a word on every page to look up in the dictionary and talk about. Humerous and engaging. Good for teaching to read, as the story holds the attention of young children, and words are easy to remember. Adults find them wonderful too. Highly recommended.

Hairy Maclary and Scattercat, one of whom I called Scarface McClaw, and I found each other in a bookstore in New Zealand in the approximate year 1989...on my visit to our son and daughter in laws. They had a table of on sale children's books and this book caught my eye. I read it and was laughing out loud, enjoying it thoroughly, causing a stir amongst the staid British New Zealanders, it was So hilarious a book. I Loved it from the start. I bought a copy for our grandchild back home - and - one for me. It was reminiscent of an incident that actually happened to me and my family while enjoying a day at the beach, I Had to have that book. The book and prose are wonderfully written so that a child may comprehend easily. The pictures are also great. So when our first Great grandchild was having his 1st.. birthday, the parents wanted book gifts and I thought, if Only I could find a Hairy McClary book for him too. To my amazement and delight, I found many Hairy Mclary books to buy from the Amazon website, their affiliates had many. Not only the Scattercat book but many other adventure books of Hairy Mclary...the wonderful delightful little dog. Both grandkids and families are animal lovers, particularly dogs and cats. These wonderfully written little simple books are perfect, The prose is constructed in easy simple statements a child (or grandma) can understand.

Best kid's books ever. They're the best!!

Hairy Maclary Scattercat è un libro semplicemente irresistibile! Le avventure di Hairy Maclary e dei suoi amici a quattro zampe sono raccontate con ritmo e rime che catturano immediatamente l’attenzione dei più piccoli. La storia è vivace, divertente e piena di sorprese, perfetta per stimolare la curiosità e l’amore per la lettura fin dai primi anni. Il mio bambino, che sta crescendo bilingue, lo adora: le rime in inglese lo aiutano a familiarizzare con la lingua in modo naturale e divertente, mentre la narrazione coinvolgente mantiene alto il suo entusiasmo pagina dopo pagina. È un libro che non solo intrattiene, ma sostiene anche lo sviluppo linguistico in un contesto giocoso e positivo. Un vero must per famiglie con bambini bilingue… e per chiunque ami le storie di cani pasticcioni e amici pelosi!

We are big Hairy Maclary fans in this house, both parent and child. This one is a particular favorite from the series with a strong plot than some of the other books in the series. Hair Maclary wants to chase the neighbors cats and enjoys all the trouble he causes! There will be a page with Hairy hiding and spying on his next victim; these pages are great for asking the child to find Hairy in the pictures. My 15 month old son though loves the pages that show Hairy chasing the cats! Hairy gets a taste of his own medicine though when he accidentally stumbles on Scarface Claw (The toughest tom in town) and is himself chased. As with all the books in the series, this story features great word choice and rhythm- with some fun repetition older children will love to say along with you- and fun illustrations.