{"product_id":"the-story-of-doctor-dolittle-9781509885718","title":"The Story of Doctor Dolittle","description":"A beautiful paperback of Hugh Lofting's enduring children's classic \u003ci\u003eDoctor Dolittle\u003c\/i\u003e, with original illustrations by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugh Lofting\u003c\/b\u003e was a civil engineer who in World War I. Wanting to shield his children from the horrors of combat, he wrote to them instead about a kindly doctor who could talk to animals. After the war he settled with his family in Connecticut and it was from there that he published his Doctor Dolittle books.\u003ci\u003e The Story of Doctor Dolittle \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 1920, followed by 12 more in the series.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MacMillan Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661240828178,"sku":"9781509885718","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_892fa010-39cd-4f16-8f95-6991c9589ad3.jpg?v=1760438654","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-doctor-dolittle-9781509885718","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}