Doctors in children's literature - are there any? Need a character for DS2 to dress up as.

[LyraSilvertongue]

DS2 is supposed to dress up as a book character for World Book Day on Thursday. We have a great doctor's outfit but i can't think of a character for him to be. Are there any?
We also have a policeman's outfit and a fireman's but I can't think of any character for them either.
DS1 is going as Harry Potter so he's sorted.

Dr Doolittle?

Doctor Foster?

Dr Dolittle

Dr Gloucester

The Doctor who came to Polly when she was sick, sick, sick

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lol. Ah yes, Dr Foster, that's the chap.

Doctor Foster. He could wear his wellies too, which, if your ds is anything like mine, will always be a Good Thing.

Fireman Sam, PC Selby from Postman Pat could be your alternatives?

My friend's doing Harry and the bucketful of dinosaurs. I told her she was lazy
Doctor Foster is a good idea. he has a good pair of wellies.
Isn't Dr Doolittle a vet? I always thought he was

And take an umbrella.

Though I'm imagining this outfit is a little more in the paramedic style, than the frock coat variety? Is it? Or is white coat surgeon look?

Strangely, surgeons don't seem to feature in children's literature much.

Hmm quite hard.

Dr Who? not exactly litratchur
the one in the Secret Garden who comes for Colin's legs
Dr Seuss...
errrmmm sorry keep thinking of Dr Spock

Tsk. Lyra, he WAS a human doctor but he never made any money and his sister - who was his housekeeper and rather sour - despaired. And then he discovered this unique gift. . .

100x, it's a white coat and stethoscope kind of outfit. perfect for Dr Foster. Umbrella is a great idea too.
Thanks gals.

Oh, I see. You learn something new every day.

a few doctors here

LOL at the doctor who came to see Colin's legs in the Secret Garden.

'And who have you come as today Lyra's ds2? Tell everyone, nice loud voice'

Doctor Dolittle is not a vet! He is a doctor who shuns human patients in favour of animals. He can communicate with Hugh Lofting who wrote about him in illustrated letters from the WW1 trenches.

Most sincere apologies artichokes.
again.

Ooops . That should have read "he can communicate with animals. He was created by Hugh Lofting..."

I didn't read many children's classics when i was a kid. i was more interested in Beano and Whizzer and Chips.

would a vet do?

Dr Livingstone I think was in Treasure Island?

Dr Watson (was he a Doctor.........) - of Sherlock Holmes fame?

lol ahundredtimes! all of mine were rubbish!

I loathed Colin.

DP thinks Dr Foster is a rubbish idea.
Yet he can't come up with anything better.

Oh did you? I quite like him, especially his heavy curtains. It was the hearty rustic one that did for me.

Anyway, you have made me laugh a huge amount. I now want Lyra's ds2 to go as him.