Publisher's Synopsis
Doctor Dolittle was a little, lovable old doctor who had so many animal pets about his place that his patients would not come to see him anymore. So he became the animals' own doctor, and his fame spread far and wide among them. A call came from the monkeys in Africa who were suffering from an epidemic, and the doctor went to their aid.
Doctor Dolittle and his pets had wonderful adventures in Africa. In return for his services he was presented with a new pet, the Pushme-Pullyu, which has two heads so that it can talk and eat at the same time without being impolite. There never was quite such another little old doctor--his story will charm grownups as well as children, and the author's delightfully humorous illustrations add the finishing touch to the volume.
This edition has been lightly edited for modern readers. Newly designed and typeset by Waking Lion Press.
Hugh Lofting was winner of the Newberry Medal for "the most distinguished contribution to literature for children in 1922."
