The Story of Doctor Dolittle

This one's for the whole family - not just your reader.

Gather everyone. Give each person a part. If you have a little one who isn't reading yet, that's fine - read their lines for them, then let them retell it in their own words. That counts. That matters.

Before you start, talk through the story together. What do some of these words mean? How is this character feeling right now? What's the problem - and how do you think it gets solved?

Then when you read - use your voices. Be dramatic. Be silly. Be the character.

Most of all, have fun with it. That's the whole point.