Diane Namm writes for young readers, bringing new life to classic tales. Her works include the Doctor Dolittle adventures like Doctor Dolittle's Magical Cure and Doctor Dolittle's Great Adventure, plus her version of The Princess and the Pea.
Hugh John Lofting was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle — one of the classics of children's literature. Hugh Lofting's doctor from Puddleby-on-the-Marsh who could speak to animals first saw light in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. ([Source][1])
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Lofting