The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle - Hugh Lofting - Hugh Lofting''s follow-up to his popular children''s book "The Story of Doctor Dolittle", "The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle" continues the saga of Doctor Dolittle, the man who can talk to animals. In this edition, Doctor Dolittle takes on an assistant, Tommy Stubbins, the young son of the local cobbler and teaches him how to speak with animals. Together the two set out to find Long Arrow, the greatest naturalist in the world, in an adventure that takes them to Mediterranean, South America, and even under the sea.