The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle written by Hugh Lofting performed by Alan Bennett on Cassette (Abridged)

Doctor Dolittle sets sail for an adventure on the high seas, accompanied by nine-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, who comes to live with the great man to learn the language of the animals. The pair head for Spider Monkey island, a mysterious floating isle somewhere in the South Atlantic.