The rhyming rhythm is lots of fun in this book and every other page repeats the same phrase as Slinky Malinki opens another door which makes it really familiar after just a couple of readings. Slinky Malinki is about a mischievous duo, Slinky Malinki the cat and Stickybeak Sid a parrot, and all the trouble they can get into when left at home alone. This one became an immediate favourite because it features a black cat and we have our own black cat, Luka, although George calls both her and her sister (Lea) – Ela. I think he probably would as Hairy Maclary makes a little cameo appearance at the end of his beloved Slinky Malinki. Need to get it out again and see if George enjoys it as much as me. We had already had Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, also by Dodd, out from the library for several weeks and that was definitely one of my favourites. This book became a favourite around the same time as Eee-orrh.
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