Doctor Dolittle Books

Doctor John Dolittle is a character created by Hugh Lofting and first introduced in 1920 in *The Story of Doctor Dolittle*. The second story, *The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle*, won a Newbery Medal. In total, there are 12 stories that are part of the Doctor Dolittle series. The series has inspired numerous films. It was first brought to the big screen in 1967 and starred Sir Reginald Carey Harrison—better known as Rex Harrison—as Dr. Dolittle. In 1998, it inspired another film, *Dr. Dolittle*, with Eddie Murphy cast as Dr. Dolittle. In 2020, the series inspired another film version, *Dolittle*, based largely on the second book in the series (*The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle*), with Robert Downey Jr. playing the titular role.