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3✨ I didn‘t like it as much as the first one, but having an apprentice and trying to learn a shellfish language was pretty fun to add to this world. I am wishing I could talk to my snail Gary 🐌🥰💛 Note I still have one more title in this volume, but the image is in this book. 😍

16 Feb-30 Mar 22 (audiobook)
A problematic sequel. The racist stereotypes are more apparent and the position of the doctor as a white saviour who the indigenous people choose to make king is quite uncomfortable. Beatrix did still enjoy listening but enough of the series for me.

It‘s probably my fault for reading the original and not the updated version but ooof at the casual racism and white savior narrative. If you can compartmentalize that stuff there is a good message of animal welfare and taking the time to learn and think critically in even the most unusual situations. That racism though is hard to overcome.

There‘s a lovely two for the price of one sale on reading buddies today. Simon and Sierra are helping me start my second Newbery title.
#CatsOfLitsy

Okay.

The story was entertains but I do believe I have had enough of Dr. Dolittle. Glad I have read some of the stories. Definitely not one of my favorites. 3.5 🌟

sharing my love of reading with others while introducing them to Little Free Library #littlefreelibrary

This Newbery winner has held up well unlike others. Fun tale of boy who lives in little English village. He becomes apprenticed to a doctor who studies nature and who has learned to talk with animals. They go on a voyage (voyages is a stretch) to continue his work and find a floating island off the coast of South America. There they meet an Indian naturalist and spend 2 years having adventures until they return to England. #NewberyChallenge

Turns out I have a lot more books with pink spines than pink covers, but I'm loving that Doctor Doolittle is one of them. Such a classic! #RiotGrams