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Melissa Dalton Martinez is the author of three different editions of "The Story of Doctor Dolittle," the "Revised, Newly Illustrated" novel, the "Children's Picture Book Edition," and the "Coloring and Activity Book."

Books your Children will Love

The New Doctor Dolittle Collection

“A charming edition of the classic story, nicely updated for modern times.” — Blueink Review

The origins of the remarkable Doctor Dolittle are revealed in this delightful, updated book!

With 33 all-new illustrations of the quirky Doctor and his animal pals,

…this classic story with a new magical twist, is sure to be a family favorite!

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The origins of the remarkable Doctor Dolittle are revealed in this beautiful 32-page picture book!

With 26 new, full-color illustrations of the quirky Doctor and his animal pals,

…this classic story with a new magical twist is sure to be a family favorite!

When Doctor Dolittle’s love of animals—and his crocodile—scare away his human patients, he finds himself very poor. Luckily, his parrot teaches him to talk to animals. 

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75+ pages of coloring and activities for kids ages 5 and up!

You followed the Doctor and his animal friends to Africa in The Story of Doctor Dolittle, now you can continue the adventure with the Doctor Dolittle Coloring and Activity book!

Connect the dots on Too-Too the owl, Dab-Dab the duck, Gub-Gub the pig, and other fun animals!

Enjoy hours of coloring fun with all of your favorite Dolittle characters!

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“A charming edition of the classic story, nicely updated for modern times.”
Blueink Review

"A refreshed text and detailed pencil illustrations bring new life to the rollicking adventures and resourceful talking animals of THE STORY OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE, a classic novel for intermediate readers." 
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Check out The Story of Doctor Dolittle Coloring and Activity Book!

Find out what children like best about The Story of Doctor Dolittle books. With brand new illustrations and a magical new twist, there’s a lot to love!

A Look Inside the Three Books

Detailed Illustrations & Coloring Pages

Get to know the author

Melissa Dalton Martinez is the author of three different editions of “The Story of Doctor Dolittle,” which include the “Revised, Newly Illustrated” novel, the “Children’s Picture Book Edition,” and the “Coloring and Activity Book.” 

Melissa has worked in different areas of the entertainment industry since 1998, including television, film, music, and books. Today she is the executive producer and host of the hit online show, The Book Break.

Melissa is the mother of three imaginative children ages eleven, nine, and six. As a lover of books, she started buying and reading massive amounts of children’s books from the first day she found out she was pregnant with her oldest child.

Today, Melissa still buys, and reads with her children, huge amounts of children’s books. Her talented husband, Gama Ray Martinez, contributes to this growing children’s book library as an author of more than 17 books for school-age children.

When they’re not reading or writing, the Martinez family can be found enjoying a variety of activities like playing with their Golden Retriever, hiking, swimming (and scuba diving for Melissa and Gama), traveling, playing video games, and watching fun movies (usually in the fantasy or science fiction genre).

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