![]() ![]() ![]() The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd is both a tale of remarkable success and a window into a brilliant creative mind. What is the secret behind her stories' linguistic dexterity? How does her paintbrush capture the sometimes comic, sometimes tragic expressions of her animal characters with such precision? As well as many favourite and familiar book illustrations, this volume contains never-before-seen sketches and cartoons, character roughs and picture-book drafts. ![]() But this is not just a story about a storyteller, it is a book that explores Lynley Dodd's working world. So I did.' In The Life and Art of Lynley Dodd, Finlay Macdonald tells the tale of how a small girl raised in Kaingaroa Forest became the illustrator and virtuoso wordsmith behind so many picture books that are living classics. ![]() And I picked it up and thought, well, yes, I could do this. It was just a scrap of paper I'd tucked between the pages of my ideas book, as you do. But what of his creator? 'People don't believe me when I tell them that Hairy Maclary fell out of a book - literally - but he did. Its protagonist's shaggy face and mischievous eyes are now iconic. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy has been read and loved by millions since its 1983 publication. Finlay Macdonald's beautifully told, visually gorgeous biography of Dame Lynley Dodd and her creation, the rascally dog Hairy Maclary. ![]()
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