Ten handsome nesting blocks are illustrated with classic looking wildlife creatures and numbers by artist Kevin Hawkes. Knowing and naming all these creatures will be beyond most toddlers and preschoolers who are likely to get this set. Yet, there’s something to be said for stretching the vocabulary beyond the usual farm and zoo animals. We might have found something less esoteric than an ibex, but iguana or inchworm might have been as far out as the very handsome ibex. For starters these will be fun to put in size order and knock them down. This is just one of the many handsome Tot Towers from this maker. 2 & up.
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Age: Toddlers. Award Year: 2009.