淘氣貓 Slinky Malinki 再度登場。當家中布置聖誕樹、掛滿彩帶與飾品時，牠的好奇心再也按捺不住，一連串「貓咪風格」的意外隨即展開。Lynley Dodd 以節奏鮮明的押韻文字與生動構圖，捕捉出貓的神態與節慶的熱鬧氛圍。這本書不僅延續《Hairy Maclary》系列的幽默韻味，也展現作者對語感與節奏的掌握，是值得收藏的聖誕經典。Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd. '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...Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. She is enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the unforgettable
