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Doctor Dolittle Books in Order

Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting contains 15 books, published between 1920 and 2008. The first book is The Story of Doctor Dolittle / Doctor Dolittle (1920) and the newest is The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
15
Published
1920–2008
Pages on record
2,934 in 12 of 15 books
Reading time
49–73 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,934 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 15 titles with a page count on record.

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Doctor Dolittle is a children's fantasy series by Hugh Lofting, built on a veterinarian and the animals he travels with. The Story of Doctor Dolittle (1920) opens the run, and The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (1922), Doctor Dolittle's Post Office (1923), Circus (1924), Zoo (1925), Caravan (1926), Garden (1927) and Doctor Dolittle in the Moon (1928) follow. Fifteen titles are listed in all.

How many Doctor Dolittle books are there?

Doctor Dolittle has 15 books, released between 1920 and 2008.

Doctor Dolittle Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 15 Doctor Dolittle books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Story of Doctor Dolittle / Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, book 1 of the Doctor Dolittle series (1920)
  2. Cover of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle / Doctor Dolittle and the Pirates by Hugh Lofting (1922)
  3. Cover of Doctor Dolittle's Post Office by Hugh Lofting, book 3 of the Doctor Dolittle series (1923)
  4. Cover of Doctor Dolittle's Garden by Hugh Lofting, book 7 of the Doctor Dolittle series (1927)
  5. Cover of Gub Gub's Book by Hugh Lofting, book 9 of the Doctor Dolittle series (1932)
  6. Cover of Doctor Dolittle's Return by Hugh Lofting, book 10 of the Doctor Dolittle series (1933)
  7. Cover of Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake by Hugh Lofting, book 12 of the Doctor Dolittle series (1948)
  8. Cover of Dr. Dolittle And The Green Canary by Hugh Lofting, book 13 of the Doctor Dolittle series (1950)
  9. Cover of The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, book 15 of the Doctor Dolittle series (2008)
  1. 1
    The Story of Doctor Dolittle / Doctor Dolittle1920 · 156 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1920156
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  2. 2
    The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle / Doctor Dolittle and the Pirates1922 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1922316
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  3. 3
    Doctor Dolittle's Post Office1923 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1923222
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  4. 4
    Doctor Dolittle’s Circus1924 · confirmed 2/4
    1924–
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  5. 5
    Doctor Doolittle's Zoo1925 · confirmed 1/4
    1925–
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  6. 6
    Doctor Dolittle's Caravan1926 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1926278
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  7. 7
    Doctor Dolittle's Garden1927 · 199 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1927199
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  8. 8
    Doctor Dolittle in the Moon1928 · 206 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1928206
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  9. 9
    Gub Gub's Book1932 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1932160
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  10. 10
    Doctor Dolittle's Return1933 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933176
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  11. 11
    Doctor Dolittle's Birthday Book1936 · confirmed 2/4
    1936–
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  12. 12
    Doctor Dolittle and the Secret Lake1948 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1948448
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  13. 13
    Dr. Dolittle And The Green Canary1950 · 309 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950309
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  14. 14
    Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventure1952 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952304
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  15. 15
    The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle2008 · 160 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008160
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Is there a chronological order for Doctor Dolittle?

No separate chronological order is on record for Doctor Dolittle, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Doctor Dolittle books in order?

You should read the Doctor Dolittle books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Doctor Dolittle book also stands alone.

Where to start with Doctor Dolittle

Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle / Doctor Dolittle (1920), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Doctor Dolittle book?

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (2008) is the newest Doctor Dolittle book released so far.

Is there a new Doctor Dolittle book coming?

No next Doctor Dolittle book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Doctor Dolittle has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Doctor Dolittle. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Doctor Dolittle at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Doctor Dolittle title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Doctor Dolittle books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
2,934 pages across the 12 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 214 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Doctor Dolittle books, 8 of 15, were published in the 1920s.

What the Doctor Dolittle books are about

12 of the 15 Doctor Dolittle books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: animals is tagged on 12 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Hugh Lofting

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.