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At the weekend, we met a friend from Australia with a young child, who introduced us to one of the cutest children's books I've seen, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, about a dog and friends.

Schnitzel von Krumm
with a very low tum,
Bitzer Maloney
all skinny and bony,
Muffin McLay
like a bundle of hay,
Bottomly Potts
covered in spots,
Hercules Morse
as big as a horse,
and Hairy Maclary
from Donaldson's Dairy
Went off for a Walk

I love the poetry of the words, introducing a two-year-old to a expressive if advanced vocabulary, and the vividness of the dogs names and pictures.

The complete text is at: http://www.murphsplace.com/crowe/charlie/hairy-story.html