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Sunday, October 25, 2026

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting: Book Review

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

Started: August 25, 2026

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting: Book Review

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

* The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting revised and adapted: https://youtu.be/_dmNFtOtid8

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

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Saturday, August 22, 2026

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

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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

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