Books in Doctor Dolittle series

Dolittle is soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures, starring Robert Downey Jr. and featuring the voice talents of Emma Thompson, Tom Holland, Selena Gomez, and John Cena! Doctor Dolittle returns in this classic Newbery Medal winner! Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the most amazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal! Told by 9-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and future naturalist, Doctor Dolittle and company survive a perilous shipwreck and land on the mysterious, floating Spidermonkey Island. There he meets the Great Glass Sea Snail who holds the key to the biggest mystery of all.

Here is the first adventure of everyone’s favorite doctor, Doctor Doolittle. He lives a boring life in the sleepy little town, Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. But that all changes when an crocodile moves in and his parrot, Polynesia, takes it upon herself to teach the Good Doctor how to speak to animals. His fame as the very best veterinarian alive quickly spreads through animal kingdom. In short order the Doctor finds himself on a ship sailing to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic. Adventure awaits.

A Newbery Medal Winner“All that I have written so far about Doctor Dolittle I heard long after it happened from those who had known him— indeed a great deal of the happenings in The Story of Doctor Dolittle took place before I was born. But I now come to set down that part of the great man’s life which I myself saw and took part in.”In this the second Dolittle book Tommy Stubbins becomes the Good Doctor’s assistant and also learns to speak in the language of the animals form Polynesia. Thrill with all of your old friends and make a few new ones.

Doctor Dolittle's Circus is the story we all know and love that was adapted into the wonderful Rex Harrison film. To raise money for a trip to Africa Doctor Dolittle contacts a local circus and offers them the once in a lifetime opportunity of having the most rare animal on Earth, the Pushmi-Pullyu, perform in their circus. Of course, with Doctor Dollittle's involvement nothing goes as planned and the doctor finds himself once against launched on another grand adventure.

Doctor Dolittle is desperate to write a book about all his animal friends. But his house is so full of animals that he never has a chance to finish all of his jobs and enjoy a moment's peace to write. So, when his friend, Matthew Mugg, suggests a solution to Doctor Dolittle's search for solitude, the Doctor agrees to try it. However, the plan is a little drastic - Matthew's recommendation for peace and quiet is a prison cell. But to find your way in a cell means doing all sorts of naughty things even if your intentions are innocent. Doctor Dolittle will need the help of all his animal friends to get him out of this pickle.

Just in time for the major motion picture Dolittle starring Robert Downey Jr. soaring into theaters on January 17, 2020! Journey into the world of Doctor Dolittle, the kind and eccentric naturalist who can speak with animals. Working with original author Hugh Lofting s son, these books have been fully updated for the modern reader, all while retaining the full charm of the originals. Rediscover the children s literature classic with three novels from the beloved series!Here are the good Doctor s three exciting tales of world travel, beginning with his greatest adventure. In The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal, the Doctor and his young assistant, Tommy Stubbins, travel in search of the brilliant naturalist Long Arrow, culminating in a meeting with the most fabled creature of all, the Great Glass Sea Snail! The Story of Doctor Dolittle details how the Doctor came to learn the languages of animals, and how he was called to Africa where he meets the rarest of all beasts, the marvelous two-headed pushmi-pullyu! And in another African adventure, Doctor Dolittle s Post Office, the Doctor establishes the only postal service in the world where birds deliver the mail!

This updated edition of "The Story of Doctor Dolittle" includes the original illustrations by the author, Hugh Lofting.The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts is the first book of the Doctor Dolittle series of books. It introduces the character of Doctor Dolittle, a man who learns to talk to animals and becomes their champion around the world.