"The Story of Doctor Dolittle" is Hugh Lofting"s classic children"s novel about an animal-loving British country doctor who learns he can talk to animals. Doctor Dolittle puts his unique skill to use by traveling to Africa with his pets to help cure some sick monkeys. "The Story of Doctor Dolittle" which began as a series of letters from Hugh Lofting to his children during WWI is the first in a series of some of the most loved children"s books of all time.