Dr. Xargle is a series of children's picture books written by Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis is an author of several children's books, including The Monster Bed , the Dr. Xargle's Book of... series , and Shamanka...

, with illustrations by Tony Ross

Tony Ross

Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author for children.He is most noted for his work with Francesca Simon on the Horrid Henry books, and has also illustrated the Harry The Poisonous Centipede and Dr. Xargle series of books...

. It involves the eponymous alien

Extraterrestrial life

Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...

 professor teaching a class of children on his home planet, telling them about the unique observations he has made of Planet Earth and its inhabitants. Sometimes he will take the students with him on field trips to Earth.

Hardback and paperback editions were printed, by Red Fox Picture Books and Andersen Press. Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990.

Books

• Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Hounds
  Dog
  The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
  
  (1988)
• Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets
  Infant
  A newborn or baby is the very young offspring of a human or other mammal. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from birth. In medical contexts, newborn or neonate refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth...
  
  (1990)
• Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Mobiles
  Transport
  Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
  
  (1991)
• Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers
  Cat
  The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
  
  (1992)
• Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Weather
  Weather
  Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate...
  
  (1992)
• Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Relations
  Family
  In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
  
  (1993)
• Dr. Xargle Stories (1999), an Audiobook collection of all the books except Sleepovers.
• Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlet Sleepover
  Sleepover
  A sleepover, also known as a pajama party or a slumber party, is a party most commonly held by children or teenagers, where a guest or guests are invited to stay overnight at the home of a friend, sometimes to celebrate birthdays or other special events...
  
  s (2004), a limited edition picture book written to provide support for children who wet the bed
  Bedwetting
  Nocturnal enuresis, commonly called bedwetting, is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control usually occurs. Nocturnal enuresis is considered primary when a child has not yet had a prolonged period of being dry...
  
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Television Series

A 13-episode television series was produced by CINAR Films Inc and King Rollo Films, and broadcast in 1997: Dr. Xargle and his students are animatronic puppets, while the students' lessons about Earth are animated.

Unnamed in the books, the planet was identified as Planet Queeg, and the children were called Queegles. It is unclear whether their species is named Queegle, or this is the name for their infants (the adults being called Queegs).

Characters

• Dr. Xargle: Voiced by Willie Rushton
  Willie Rushton
  William George Rushton, commonly known as Willie Rushton was an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the Private Eye satirical magazine.- School and army :William George Rushton was born 18 August 1937 in the family home at Scarsdale Villas,...
  
  , who died shortly after his lines were recorded.
• Xamster
• Matron
• Monitor
• Cute
• Rebel
• Tardy Queegle
• Famished Queegle
• Nigel Spume, a human reporter trying to prove the aliens' existence.

Episodes

Each of the 13 episodes had a duration of approximately 30 minutes.
Several episode broadcast dates, as well as the episode order, are currently unknown.

There was also a break in broadcasting that has not yet been accounted for.

Episode number	Episode name	Topic	Original airdate
1	Earthlets	Infants	February 26, 1997
2	Earth Hounds	Dog Dog The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in... s	March 5, 1997
3	Earth Mobility	Transport Transport Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...	March 12, 1997
?	Earth Weather	Weather Weather Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate...	July 28, 1997
?	Earth Thingummies	Gadgets	Unknown
?	Earth Jobbery	Careers	Unknown
?	Earth Nicety	Manners Manners In sociology, manners are the unenforced standards of conduct which demonstrate that a person is proper, polite, and refined. They are like laws in that they codify or set a standard for human behavior, but they are unlike laws in that there is no formal system for punishing transgressions, the...	Unknown
?	Earth Relativity	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...	Unknown
?	Earth Snacky	Food Food Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...	Unknown
?	Earth Trendy	Fashion Fashion Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...	Unknown
?	Earth Furnishy	Furniture Furniture Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...	Unknown
?	Earth Sport	Sport Sport A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...  & Fitness Physical fitness Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...	Unknown
?	Earth Tiggers	Cat Cat The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests... s	Unknown

External links

• More about Dr Xargle's Book of Earthlet Sleepovers
• TV Show Information
• TV Show episode synopses and opening titles