The Nickle Nackle Tree

A brilliant and fun counting book from the creator of the bestselling Hairy Maclary, now available in durable board book format!

In the Manglemunching Forest there's a Nickle Nackle tree,
Growing Nickle Nackle berries that are red as red can be.

And that's not all that's nestling on the twisty branches of this laden tree. Count up some fabulous Lynley Dodd creations, such as one Ballyhoo bird, kicking up a din and two squawking Scritchet birds with legs so twiggy thin, to nine friendly Natter birds, building nice new nests to ten fussy Fissick birds in yellow feathered vests.

A wonderfully funny counting book to read aloud with babies and young children.

About the Author

Dame Lynley Dodd is a true icon of New Zealand storytelling. Her most famous creation, the Hairy Maclary series, which features a scruffy dog from Donaldson’s Dairy, is a bestselling children’s classic not just in her home country but globally as well. Lynley is a passionate advocate of children’s reading and literacy, and has written more than thirty picture books.

Lynley’s work is so beloved that Hairy Maclary and his rollicking gang have been immortalised in bronze in her hometown of Tauranga a gorgeous example of how people of all ages identify with the little dog and his friends.