![]() ![]() ![]() The books have a wide format which enables a child seated beside an adult to have a full view of the picture page while the adult reads. The pictures and the written words combine to tell the story, with much anecdotal material appearing within the pictures that is not described in the text. Their actions tell the stories & reflect their animal natures.Įach double page has a picture on one side & writing on the other. The animals in this series, unlike the creatures of Beatrix Potter's stories, are not given human thoughts and motives. They generally involve Hairy & his friends in adventurous scenarios pitched against local cats, often with an implication that the cats are more cunning. The plots are simple, in keeping with the comprehension of the pre-reading age group for which they are ranged. The Hairy Maclary books are picture books that are designed to be shared by an adult reader & a young child. ![]()
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