Started: The Story of Doctor Dolittle, Revised, Newly Illustrated Edition by  by Hugh Lofting adapted by Melissa Dalton Martinez

This is part of my "reading books with my kids" project.  We actually started this book at bedtime last night, but I had already shut down my computer at that point, so I'm posting today instead.  

I have vague memories of Doctor Dolittle from my own childhood.  It all seems familiar, but I can't remember anything definite.  One of my elementary school teachers might have read this book, or a version of this book to us.  But without any definite memories, I'm not going to count it as a reread.

Cascade Library, Kent District Library: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Cascade Library, Kent District Library: Guide to West Michigan

Address: 2870 Jacksmith Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Cascade Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4WoaXKD7r7tquq2KUQuBjn&si=Hy0GBuPXCEuoZCJE

This Week in Booktube: June 21, 2026

(These are the Booktube videos I watched this week. As always, I encourage you also to check out each of the videos I've linked to down below.  Support Booktube.  And let me know what you've watched this past week.)

Google document: docs, pub

Abby Reads Reading As a Personal Canon Project | Playing Catch Up with Jean Webster

Abby Reads "Congo" by Michael Crichton | A 5P Review

Randy Ray Can You Read Every Classic?

jim's books reading & stuff What are YOU Reading Wednesday (57)?

Michael K. Vaughan Superman: Brainiac

Abby Reads The Reading Shame Forgiveness Tag

Marian H Wuthering Heights: Childhood (Chapters 1–5 Analysis)

Steve Donoghue Response Video: Tier-Ranking Arguments for Gods (Note: absolutely no bookish content!)

Bucky749 Booktube: Kamala speaks review

Joseph Francis Burton The Thief and the Dogs, by Naguib Mahfouz - book review

Abby Reads "The Checkers Tales: Philippine Mythical Creatures" by Joem Antonio | A 5P Review

Day 2 of Millennium Park, Fred Meijer Millennium Trail, Walker City: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Day 2 of Millennium Park, Fred Meijer Millennium Trail, Walker City: Guide to West Michigan

Day 1 here: https://youtu.be/Uy0uYR4QlpA

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Walker City Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6R67ZEz-QsoXASH8rPzn94&si=bMsCWPuhKVxj46yw

Millennium Park, Fred Meijer Millennium Trail, Kent Trails; Walker and Grand Rapids: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Millennium Park, Fred Meijer Millennium Trail, Kent Trails; Walker and Grand Rapids: West Michigan

Millennium Park: Address: 1415 Maynard Ave SW, Walker, MI 49534

This is part of my project to document places of interest in West Michigan.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see the bottom part of this blog post here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/01/guide-to-west-michigan.html

According to Google Map, it looks like we started in Walker City, but ended up crossing the border into Grand Rapids in the course of our wanderings.  So I'm putting this video on both playlists.

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Grand Rapids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x73ypfpMOZfYbKtensuu4B_&si=96WBxbMtcrLrVFp3

Walker City Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6R67ZEz-QsoXASH8rPzn94&si=bMsCWPuhKVxj46yw

An Introduction to Language by Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, Peter Collins, and David Blair

Links to stuff mentioned:

* The Language Myth by Vyvan Evans: Book Review: https://youtu.be/NSpgMg0qiOg

* The Linguistics Wars by Randy Allen Harris: Book Review: https://youtu.be/Ho_Qf_-hb9g

* Project Nim: Movie Review: https://youtu.be/EYxipzyLm_o

* The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker: Book Review: https://youtu.be/yZh25tJ7b9s

* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: Book Review: https://youtu.be/6D9MxkuvwDI

* Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll: Book Review: https://youtu.be/OsxrJpsE1oE

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:

https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04  

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/03/an-introduction-to-language-by-victoria.html

Related Playlists:

* Book Review Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7

* Scripted Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=Pje0KQqIqOgWGGUI

* Scripted Book Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53WSp_2mGcDRHBR7ubQkDa&si=T_0QPBDOZqhqN-oa

* 2014 Reading List Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6Qz8okehoyhie5HTXe_LMx&si=LWfalvGt8PPorKr6

* Linguistics Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5zyZvaYnc-TuZjDuX-txNS

The Wizard of Oz: Movie Review

(Movie Review--Land of Oz, Thoughts on Rewatching)

As I mention in the video, this is a rewatch.  I first saw this when I was around 2nd grade.

The Wizard of Oz: Movie Review

Links to stuff mentioned: 

My review of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum: https://youtu.be/Lqah5CU7ArY

For all my other Oz reviews, see this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7wYbip7R0n5QmITRd7Jd0g

Here is that article by a Baby Boomer who compares the impact that The Wizard of Oz had on him with the influence that Star Wars had on my generation: https://web.archive.org/web/20210927104246/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2015/10/22/tycolumn/LqD4ueWb1TRU3NcCRQ9oZP/story.html?event=event25

(I linked to this article once before here).

Related Playlists:

Land of Oz Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7wYbip7R0n5QmITRd7Jd0g

Thoughts After Rewatching Movies Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7FpJlwdur1iZDUZJh5xV-u

Movie Reviews playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6N06WoIoV2fLb6xRYrepTk&si=EDHi2_Y41ACLnCmA

Movies that I Watched in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4MSFWzU5IicG0H3orcJ1tV&si=7Xu-ASHaL36-7DER

Starting: A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin and Gao E translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang

Starting: A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin and Gao E translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang

Links to stuff mentioned:

* My review of Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en: https://youtu.be/50s5xZSp0sg

* My review of Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong: https://youtu.be/Vs3rx7QW2mw

Wikipedia article on Classic Chinese Novels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Chinese_Novels

I mentioned in a previous video that I was going to stop doing "Starting Videos": https://youtu.be/cmaIdb3Mn2w

...but I make an exception for big reading projects.  And this is definitely a big reading project.

Started Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6iMcM85L9dcWvKxN6kGZKg

A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin and Gao E Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBl7dpw5Awdc&si=CcZVBsrHS-0VjFxj

Wabasis Lake Park and Campground, Grattan Township: Guide to West Michigan

(Travelogues--West Michigan)

Wabasis Lake Park and Campground, Grattan Township: Guide to West Michigan

Address: 11220 Springhill Dr, Greenville, MI 48838

Related Playlists:

Travelogues Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x71JnPJ1gs_uaswSALX-7V9

West Michigan Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4D-0HPmovcbB6cCqlVVGEL&si=IEFmZ3UMgJxI0F4F

Kent County Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5EOMa9ZWDBtdpQFwtlk_ev&si=t8952PnDfrJQTvBY

Grattan Township Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Qh3dp2v5sh0Ftass1cyMK&si=dm0EHhWXJrMoe5Nk

This Week in Booktube: June 14, 2026

(These are the Booktube videos I watched this week. As always, I encourage you also to check out each of the videos I've linked to down below.  Support Booktube.  And let me know what you've watched this past week.)

Google document: docs, pub

RiffRaff's Reading Renaissance (Mike) 1000 Subscribers! | What I learned in my first year on BookTube about growing my channel

Bucky749 Samurai vlog : song recommendation.

Abby Reads Defenders and Destroyers | Masked Agents in Conrad, Chesterton and Myers

Abby Reads "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G.K. Chesterton | A 5P Review