Doctor Dolittle in the Moon

by Hugh Lofting

"Doctor Dolittle in the Moon" by Hugh Lofting is a children's book published in 1928. Doctor Dolittle lands on the Moon and encounters mystical animals and intelligent plants in a world described as fantasy rather than science fiction. He befriends Otho Bludge, a Stone Age artist and the Moon's only human inhabitant. As the doctor makes extraordinary discoveries and helps guide the Lunar Council, his friends back on Earth eagerly await his return home.