( Jasey's Toy Chest $17.99) A beautifully crafted puzzle featuring four animals - a lamb, a chicken, a horse and a cow. The illustrations are lovely and have a storybook quality. The wooden-knobs make these easier to for younger toddlers to grasp -- making this the perfect first puzzle. Your toddler will enjoy picking up the pieces -- and will eventually have the fine motor skills to place them back. You can talk about the names and the sounds the animals make as you explo

(Hape $48.87) One of the most innovative toys of the year. It's a beautifully designed product with a wood veneer top and a rainbow-colored keyboard. There are three modes of play and to the delight of our parent testers there's a volume control on the side. When you strike a key, the board will light up with the same color pixels - making this a great cause and effect toy for young toddlers. The piano will also play some songs which our testers also loved. Most electronic

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