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Cover of Doctor Doolittle's circus

Doctor Doolittle's circus

Hugh Lofting (1924)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages290 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age6
Goodreads3.97/5 (1237)
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Animal Harm

Positive tags

AdventureHeartwarmingHumorProtectorFriendship

Protagonist archetypes

Healer / ClericFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterMentor FigureQuestFound Family

Themes

Animal WelfareCompassionFinancial StruggleAdventureHuman-Animal Bond

Synopsis

The doctor needs money to pay off a voyage to Africa, so he joins the circus with the pushmi-pullyu as his attraction. He enlightens a circus owner who cares little for animals, fights against the practice of fox hunting and helps other creatures such as a circus seal and cart horses too old to work.

Tags

Classic Children'sAnimal FantasyHistorical FantasyCozy Fantasy