Note: I am substituting the character ~ 'tilda' where dashes '-' are in the text of this puzzle to reduce confusion...

He was -er- -on- o- ani-als an- -ept -an- -in-s o- pets. -esi-es the -ol--ish in the pon- at the -otto- o- his -ar-en, he ha- ra--its in the pantr-, white -ice in his piano, a s-uirrel in the linen closet, an- a he--eho- in the cellar. He ha- a cow with a cal- too an- an ol- la-e horse ~~ twent-~-i-e -ears o- a-e ~~ an- chic-ens an- pi-eons an- two la--s an- -an- other ani-als. -ut his -a-orite pets were -a-~-a-, the -uc-; -ip, the -o-; -u-~-u-, the -a-- pi-; Pol-nesia, the parrot; an- the owl, Too~Too.

The Stor- o- -octor -olittle
-- Hu-h Lo-tin-

Letters left to guess:
B D F G J K M Q V X Y Z

Randi - 44 Es; 19 Rs: 107 points

Molucass - 39 As; 31 Ns: 109 points

QueenScoopalot - 33 Os: 66 points

DukeDogsMom - 28 Hs: 28 points

joanofark - 7 Us: 14 points

Chelsea - 39 Ts; 30 Is: 99 points

Vio&Juni - 9 Cs; 27 Ss; 8 Ws; 13 Ps: 57 points -- oops, going too fast, missing letters. GRR.

Sweet_Stormy - 16 Ls: 16 points