Dr. Dolittle has a deep love of animals, and he wants to give them all a home—but this scares all of his human patients away. So Dr. Dolittle’s parrot decides to teach him how to talk to animals. After learning the secret language, Dr. Dolittle becomes a veterinarian.

Poor Dr. Dolittle always has money problems, but when he learns of a monkey epidemic in Africa, he has to help. In gratitude, Dr. Dolittle is given a rare creature who is part unicorn. But on the way home … they run into pirates! Does Dr. Dolittle make it home safely? What happens to his animal friends? This classic story will hold you spellbound to the end.