Doctor Dolittle's Caravan is a novel written by Hugh Lofting and published in 1926 by Frederick A.

[1] It deals with the titular character's bird opera, centering on a female green canary named Pippinella.

Pippinella is special in that she possesses what is generally assumed to be an exclusive trait of male canaries: birdsong.

This opera, jointly composed by both the Doctor and Pippinella, becomes an overwhelming success in the Regent Theatre, London.

He also shuts down a poorly run pet store and receives accolades from Niccolò Paganini himself.