Will Slinky Malinki and Syd the rainbow lorikeet open the door to more trouble than they can handle? Shortlisted for the 1994 NZLIA Russell Clark Medal.

In the third adventure of Lynley Dodd's famous Hairy Maclary and Friends series, Hairy Maclary chases cats until he meets his match. Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly, bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly . . . Hairy Maclary is busy chasing, bustling and hustling all the neighbourhood cats. But there's one particular cat he doesn't expect to meet . . . Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

Slinky Malinki likes to wake up very early in the morning. He thinks his family should too, but do they agree?

Something was happening down in the park;such a yapcould be heard,such a blusterous bark.Hairy Maclary causes trouble again when he is simply not in the mood for the Kennel Club's Obedience Class. He feels mischievous and mad and not only does he scamper away but all his friends - Bottomley Potts, Muffin McLay, Hercules Morse, Schnitzel von Krumm and the rest follow 'Galloping here, galloping there, rollicking, frolicking everywhere'!

Will Slinky Malinki and Syd the rainbow lorikeet open the door to more trouble than they can handle? Slinky Malinki jumped high off the floor, he swung on a handle and opened a door. Slinky Malinki and Syd the rainbow lorikeet are partners in crime. Left alone in the house they get up to all sorts of mischief. Shredding up sheets, tangling towels and paddling in powder, the whole house is a muddly mess - it looks as if nothing will stop them! But something awaits them behind a door . . . maybe this time they'll meet their match? Slinky Malinki is as naughty as ever in his second titular adventure in the Hairy Maclary and Friends series. Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

When Schnitzel disrupts his family’s holiday packing they forget to put something very important in the car . . . ‘We’re all in a hurry, we MUST get away so Schnitzel von Krumm – PLEASE – keep out of the way!’ Schnitzel von Krumm's family is packing to go on holiday. The little dog meddles and snoops and gets underfoot until everyone is driven mad. At last the car is packed; seatbelts are fastened and they all set off. But when they've driven far out of town they stop and realise their horrible mistake. Schnitzel has been left behind! Back at home, poor Schnitzel is howling. Who will come to his rescue? ‘A child’s best introduction to books’ – The Times Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! www.hairymaclary.com

Slinky Malinki is asleep in front of the fire but moonlight and the catflap beckon and he goes outside to call up his friends. www.hairymaclary.com