This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Oxford City Press .

Best known for his Doctor Dolittle books, Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) first had the idea for his unusual country doctor while writing to his children from the front during the First World War. The twelve books that followed are loved by children across the globe.