Hugh Lofting

Maya Dolittle's growing pains wouldn't be as difficult if animals would just stop talking to her. She has inherited her father's ability to talk to animals, and her gift is turning her life upside down.

"Here are the good Doctor's three exciting tales of world travel, beginning with his greatest adventure. In The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, 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...

"Back from Africa, the Doctor is short of money as always. So he takes the pushmi-pullyu on tour in Doctor Dolittle's Circus! But in Albert Blossom's circus, what he finds is a whole new family of animals in need of his help. In Doctor Dolittle's Caravan he expands his circus to include the grand "Canary Opera," and makes a sensation of its star, Pippinella, whose story is told in full in Doctor Dolittle and the Green Canary! And in Doctor Dolittle...

"The Doctor has returned home at last to Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. In Doctor Dolittle's Zoo, he immediately sets to work expanding his menagerie, including a home for crossbred dogs. This brings with it a multitude of tales, all related in Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures, including a mystery solved by Kling, the Dog Detective. Finally, in Doctor Dolittle's Garden the Doctor delves into the languages of insects, culminating in a surprise visit from...

When Mrs. Tubbs is turned out of her home, Ponk, Punk, and Pink, her loyal animals, seek a way to reclaim their mistress' rightful residence.

John Dolittle takes his circus to London, where with the help of the canary Pippinella he stages a bird opera.

Step into the English country home of the good doctor as he performs remarkable treatments on a variety of four-legged and fine-feathered patients. See his secret cures and watch as ordinary and exotic animals talk, dance, and sing.

An abridged retelling of the story in which Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle, seems to have the world by the tail, until a long-suppressed talent he possessed as a child - the ability to communicate with animals - is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!