Slinky Malinki, Early Bird

'Pesky old slinky!' the family moaned, 'You woke us too early!' they grumbled and groaned. Slinky Malinki likes to wake up early in the morning and he thinks his family should too.  About the Author Lynley Dodd is New Zealand's bestselling children's author/illustrator and has an international following. She worked as a teacher before beginning to write her own books in 1974 and has published over twenty brilliant stories about Hairy Maclary, Slinky Malinki, Scarface Claw and lots of other memorable characters. Lynley lives with her husband and cat in New Zealand.