The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: June 1978
ISBN-13: 9780397300006
First sentence: Once upon a time, many years ago-when our grandfathers were little children-there was a doctor; and his name was Dolittle-John Dolittle, M.D. "M.D." means that he was a proper doctor and knew a whole lot.