Slinky Malinki Early Bird

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

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.

"Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly, bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly" Hairy Maclary, everyone's favourite dog, is busy chasing and hustling all the neighbourhood cats from Slinky Malinki to Pimpernel Pugh. But when he comes face to face with Scarface Claw, the toughest tomcat in town, it's Hairy Maclary's turn to be bustled, rustled and hustled!

The Christmas tree is decorated and looking beautiful until Slinky Malinki gets involved. And what has happened to the fairy on top of the tree?

The mighty, magnificent Scarface Claw is the toughest tomcat in town. There's nothing that frightens him i or is there?A brilliantly funny story from the bestselling author of the Hairy Maclarystories.

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'!

In these five cat tales, stalking and lurking Slinky Malinki creates mayhem while Scarface Claw, the toughest Tom in town, is scared of nothing . . . well, almost nothing. The five stalking and lurking cat stories are: Slinky Malinki Slinky Malinki, Open the Door Slinky Malinki Catflaps Slinky Malinki, Early Bird Scarface Claw From bestselling author Lynley Dodd, this collection is perfect for cat lovers of all ages.