Hugh Lofting's Travels of Doctor Dolittle

by Al Perkins (Adaptation), Hugh Lofting, Philip Wende (Illustrator)

Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the most amazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal. Told by nine-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and future naturalist, the voyages of Doctor Dolittle and his company lead them to Spidermonkey Island. Along with his faithful friends, Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey, Doctor Dolittle survives a perilous shipwreck and lands on the mysterious floating island. There he meets the wondrous Great Glass See Snail who holds the key to the greatest mystery of all.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Al Perkins is an author of several children's books, including the ever-popular Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (1969), The Digging-est Dog (1967), and The Ear Book (1968).He also wrote early titles in the Beginner Books and Bright and Early series.

Reviews

[Roger · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book tells of Doctor Dolittle’s origins, studies in animal languages, voyage to Africa, and and meeting with the pushmi-pullyu. It’s just okay. Much, much better is Doctor Dolittle and the Pirates, published one year later (in 1968).

[Marcos Javier ojeda · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was Ames

[Julie Grace Immink · Rating 4 out of 5]

For everyone who wants to bathe with a goose

[Lois Dunahoo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very odd to me. I might have it in my future classroom, but it will not be high priority. It sorta reminds me of the wizard of oz but still is very different from it.

[Tami Kelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again, great bedtime story.

[LA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story to fall asleep to. Simple storyline and 68 pages.