The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting revised and adapted by Melissa Dalton Martinez

(Book Review--Reading Books with my Kids, Children's Books)

Started: June 24, 2026

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting revised and adapted by Melissa Dalton Martinez

My review of the original Doctor Dolittle: https://youtu.be/QhvGfsdey28

Related Playlists:

Reading Books with my Kids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4x4uFhbpUIJ75wP-6tRNlq&si=S1NnzbyYtagpzTvo

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

Doctor Dolittle playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVjW7KFjoQVA&si=gv7D4cmOX07A5yl9

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting: Book Review

(Book Review--Children's Books)

Started: July 15, 2026

The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* Mr. Popper's Penguins: https://youtu.be/YarMBXudPR4

* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: https://youtu.be/esRcaRDQ5yA

* The Project Gutenberg version here: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/501/pg501-images.html

Thoughts on Reading Books With My Kids (and other ramblings): https://youtu.be/7c8ZdCE2Ghk

Related Playlists:

Reading Books with my Kids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4x4uFhbpUIJ75wP-6tRNlq&si=S1NnzbyYtagpzTvo

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

Doctor Dolittle playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVjW7KFjoQVA&si=gv7D4cmOX07A5yl9

Rereading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my kids

(Book Review--Reading Books with my Kids, Rereads, Children's Books)

Started: June 3, 2026

This is a reread.  In addition to reading this as a kid, I reread it and reviewed it on August 10, 2021.

Rereading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my kids

Related videos:

My original review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl: https://youtu.be/cdKlRaEMDRs

Thoughts on Reading Books With My Kids (and other ramblings): https://youtu.be/7c8ZdCE2Ghk

For our vacation videos, see here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Related Playlists:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4GalpRkueVud-BTR9vmn41

Reading Books with my Kids Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4x4uFhbpUIJ75wP-6tRNlq&si=S1NnzbyYtagpzTvo

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

Rereads Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5dMXnK5v4Yc7a8MF5p32Bx&si=HJZkQ7gk8J-EXB9f

Roald Dahl Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4gvm_U7PdAUM9Gkl5ygjP8&si=-H8f2UsezDLbxTPF

Cottonwood Park, Heritage Trail, Eastlake Park, City of Thornton, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Cottonwood Park, Heritage Trail, Eastlake Park, City of Thornton, Colorado: Travels in the USA

address: 13090 Cottonwood Lakes Blvd, Thornton, CO 80241

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

Mesa Cortina Trail, Summit County, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Mesa Cortina Trail, Summit County, Colorado: Travels in the USA

Address: 559 Aspen Dr, Silverthorne, CO 80498

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

The Battle--First Attempt

Throwback Thursday.  I thought I read this wrong.  The cut off should have been more sudden.  So, I re-did it.  Successful version here: https://youtu.be/_yiDBXK8FE0

https://sites.google.com/view/reading-and-listening-practice

Shadow Catcher Trail to Groovy Uvi (Soda Creek Loop), Keystone, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Shadow Catcher Trail to Groovy Uvi (Soda Creek Loop), Keystone, Colorado: Travels in the USA

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

Straight Creek Southside Trail, Dillon, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Straight Creek Southside Trail, Dillon, Colorado: Travels in the USA

Address: I-70, Dillon, CO 80435

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

Keystone Resort, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Keystone Resort, Colorado: Travels in the USA

address: 100 Dercum Square, Keystone, CO 80435

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

Started: Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol  (This will be a reread for me, as this was one of my childhood favorites.  But it will be the first time reading it with my kids.)

Old Dillon Reservoir Trail, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Old Dillon Reservoir Trail, Colorado: Travels in the USA

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

From CNN: Creating nude deepfakes is rampant among young people — and AI safety education is lacking

This is why we are destroying rural communities to build data centers?  This is why we are increasing our carbon emissions to power data centers?

We need a data center moratorium now.

Sawmill Creek Trail to Sawmill Reservoir, Breckenridge, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Sawmill Creek Trail to Sawmill Reservoir, Breckenridge, Colorado: Travels in the USA

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

Started: The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi translated by John Hooper and Anna Krazyna

Started: Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1 by John Bryne and Dick Giordano (And the whole Man of Steel series)

The Blue River and River Walk in Central Breckenridge, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

The Blue River and River Walk in Central Breckenridge, Colorado: Travels in the USA

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, Colorado: Travels in the USA

Address: Keystone, CO 80435

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

Ford Park and Vail Village, Vail, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Ford Park and Vail Village, Vail, Colorado: Travels in the USA

This video contains footage of Ford Park, Vail Village, the trail from Vail Village leading back to Ford Park, and then more of Ford Park

Ford Park address: 530 S Frontage Rd E, Vail, CO 81657

Vail Village address: Address: Blue Jay Way, Vail, CO 81657

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu

This Week in Booktube: August 16, 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

Steve Donoghue Response Video: The DC Finest Lineup!

Bookish Stop Being Afraid

Twelve Months of Christmas fivestarreview for this christmasbook "My True Love Gave To Me." 1 Book, 4 Novellas, 5 Stars!

Bucky749 Toytube: where one has gone before figure unboxing: The Talosian keeper unboxing

Marian H 5 Epic Films to Watch After The Odyssey

Abby Reads "Guardia de Honor" by Nick Joaquin | A 5P Review

Angler Mountain Trail, Silverthorne, Colorado: Travels in the USA

(Travelogues--Travels in the USA)

Angler Mountain Trail, Silverthorne, Colorado: Travels in the USA

Trailhead: Address: 67 Brook Ave, Silverthorne, CO 80498

This is part of my project to document my family's travels in the USA.  For more information on this project, see here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2026/07/travels-in-usa-index.html

Related Playlists:

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

Travels in the USA Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyBwmNz6w5o&si=twqhcTKQk8a0WyoI

Colorado Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFfDEeQ7ZjQY&si=SA1btv2nYzieJXXu