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The rhythm of this book works really well (much like Hairy Maclary). The original has very little character development, beyond the face-value expectations of each of the dog breeds. So I enjoy learning a bit more about each of the characters. Schnitzel von Krumm is the star of several of his own adventures as well as appearing in Hairy Maclary's. A red standard smooth-haired Dachshund, Schnitzel's legs are the shortest in the gang. First published in 1983, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by New Zealand author Dame Lynley Dodd has become a classic bedtime storybook for Aussie and Kiwi kids.
A follow-up to Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (1983) and the third book to feature Schnitzel Von Krumm (the other two being Schnitzel Von Krumm's Basketwork (1994) and Schnitzel Von Krumm Forget-Me-Not (1996). So twenty years later does the series still work? Dodd's pictures are good, but the rhyming verse is even better - delightful to read aloud and soon learned by heart.' - Independent on Sunday