- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Puffin; Re-issue edition (4 Oct 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014150109X
- ISBN-13: 978-0141501093
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.2 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 158,370 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Christmas was coming. Out came the tree, dressed up in finery, splendid to see. Trinkets and tinsel with baubles and bows, a mouse with a hat and a very red nose . . .' So begins Lynley Dodd's cracking Christmas tale told in her usual rollicking, rhythmic rhyme. Festive preparations are being made in Slinky Malinki's house and the rapscallion, mischievous cat is most curious about the Christmas tree. With its reindeer, ribbons, baubles and bells, it's too tempting a treat for Slinky not to investigate. So Slinky Malinki, with mischievous glee, creeps out from the shadows to climb up the tree...
About the Author
Lynley Dodd worked as a teacher before beginning to write her own books in 1974. She is now an award-winning author/illustrator enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the memorable Hairy Maclary, Slinky Malinki, Schnitzel Von Krumm - and many more! There are now eighteen stories about Hairy Maclary and Friends, as well as activity books, novelty books and glorious plush toys.Lynley lives in New Zealand.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dodd's writing style is rollicking rhyme in fast paced rhythm with scrumptious imaginative vocabulary. The warm and homely illustrations, on every left hand page, are festive in red and greens, bright baubles and trinkets enticingly dangling on the Christmas tree. Slinky Malinki is a sleek black cat that gets up to mischief and of course he can't resist having a climb. He seizes a Santa in a smothery hug and the fairy gets whisked away under the rug.... Can she be found and what can the family do for a fairy? And there's a bit of a twist at the end of the story to raise a smile. It's a (Christmas) cracker of a picture book, perfect for the 2-5s. If you are already a Lynley Dodd fan then BUY!
If not, then this is great (apart from the word pothersome, which pothers me) or for a non-festive equivalent, appropriate all year round, then Slinky Malinki's Catflaps has the best twist or Slinki Malinki, Open The Door is great for repetition.
If not, then this is great (apart from the word pothersome, which pothers me) or for a non-festive equivalent, appropriate all year round, then Slinky Malinki's Catflaps has the best twist or Slinki Malinki, Open The Door is great for repetition.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Another Lynley Dodd book much loved by my two year old. Not quiet as good as the original Slinky but great illustrations and words as usual. A lovely book to read in the run up to Christmas!
Format:Paperback
Very good - we love this series! Very entertaining and enjoyable, and we especially like the way in which the book has been written, as well as the pictures.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Very good
Lovely book with great pictures and a rhyming story which my 3 year old granddaughter enjoyed very much. I can recommend this book for a fun read with younger children.
Published 4 months ago by gp
Christmas Slinky
I have bought this as a Christmas present for a grandchild. The service was prompt as advertised and well packaged.
Published 6 months ago by J. Leeder
Slinky didn't disppoint!
The adults & children alike enjoyed the rhymes, each reading a page aloud, on Christmas day. It was so popular we had to repeat the readings until all the children had each read... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2010 by Alex
Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers
lovely books, my three year old grandson loves them
arrived in good time and good condition
arrived in good time and good condition
Published on 1 Dec 2009 by Mrs. W. Griffiths
slinky malinki,s christmas crackers
Another excellent book by Lynley Dodd my daughter started reading these to her daughter from the age of 5 weeks, she loves them. Would recommend these for children of any age
Published on 14 Oct 2009 by O. Davies
Lovely festive Slinky story
This is a great addition to the Slinky Malinki series and perfect for the lead up to Christmas. I don't find it quite as good as some of the others (Slinky Malinki and Hairy... Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2008 by Gill Le Fevre
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