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Classic Embossed Alphabet Blocks ABC. Ages: from 1 year. Uncle Goose ABC Alphabet Blocks are a generous 1 3/4 inch cube, made from basswood, brightly colored with child-safe inks, and handcrafted with attention to detail. The standard set includes 27 bloc

Editorial ReviewLike the alphabet blocks in Grandma's attic, this set of 28 wooden blocks features carved letters with fancy scroll borders and simple ink drawings. Individual blocks feature four sides with different colored letters. One side has a number, one side has a picture and spelling of the object below it, such as an owl or duck. Unlike Grandma's blocks, however, these are printed with nontoxic color ink. And to avoid destroying nonrenewable forests, they're made of basswood that's cut from industry-owned and managed land in Michigan. The blocks come inside a nostalgic, wooden pull-toy wagon. Toddlers can load up the wagon and make household deliveries. The blocks can also be used to make all kinds of imaginative structures and, of course, as a tool for becoming familiar with numbers and letters. --Gail Hudson

Editorial ReviewLike the alphabet blocks in Grandma's attic, these wooden blocks feature carved letters, fancy scroll borders, and simple ink drawings. Individual blocks feature four sides with colored letters, one side with a number and one side with the image and spelling of the object below it, such as an owl or duck. Unlike Grandma's blocks, however, these are printed with nontoxic, colored ink. And to avoid destroying nonrenewable forests, they're made of basswood that's cut from industry-owned and managed land in Michigan. Toddlers and preschoolers can use the 27 blocks to make all kinds of imaginative structures and to become familiar with numbers and letters. The set comes with an attractive and sturdy canvas sack for easy clean up and storage. Each block is a 1.75-inch square. --Gail Hudson

French Alphabet Blocks. Ages: from 1 year. This French Alphabet Block set includes 32 blocks providing 4 complete alphabets, 3 sets of numerals, and 32 different animal pictures. Uncle Goose Alphabet Blocks are a generous 1-3/4 inch, made from basswood, b

Amazon.comThis nine-piece "Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes" block set from Uncle Goose is superbly crafted. Each large (1.75 inches square), all-wood block is carefully sanded for smoothness and finished with child-safe nontoxic paint; pictures from familiar nursery rhymes are embossed and brightly painted on two sides. The remaining sides feature the corresponding rhyme. This set includes "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater," "Dickery Dickery Dare," "Little Bo Peep," "Wee Willie Winkie," "Lady Bug, Lady Bug," "Jack and Jill," "Hickory Dickory Dock," "Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake," and "Tom, Tom the Piper's Son." These blocks are fun to read, great to build with, and if you're really creative, you can combine them to make your own original nursery rhymes!--Tami Horiuchi

German Alphabet Blocks. Ages: from 1 year. This German Alphabet Block set includes 28 blocks providing 4 complete alphabets, 3 sets of numerals, and 28 different animal pictures. Uncle Goose Alphabet Blocks are a generous 1-3/4 inch, made from basswood, b

Skillfully crafted in the United States by UNCLE GOOSE, our Lowercase ABC Wooden Blocks are back by popular demand. This set of 28 genrously sized blocks is finely crafted of Michigan basswood and colorfully painted with non-toxic inks. Each block includes a baby animal version of the ones included on theUppercase ABC set. This set provides 4 complete lowercase alphabets. Perfect for learning the lowercase alphabet.

Editorial ReviewThis high-quality block set is one of the best on the market. Each large (1.75-inch square), all-wood block is carefully sanded for smoothness and finished with nontoxic paint. Pictures of familiar nursery rhymes are embossed and brightly paintedon two sides of each of the nine blocks. The remaining four sides of each block feature the corresponding nursery rhyme. This set includes "Jack Be Nimble," "Sing a Song of Sixpence," "It's Raining, It's Pouring," "Little Miss Muffet," "Mary Had a Little Lamb," "There Was an Old Woman," "Pussycat, Pussycat," "Little Robin Redbreast," and "The Cat and the Fiddle." These blocks are fun to read, great to build with, and go well with a good Mother Goose volume. --Tami Horiuchi

Skillfully crafted in the United States by UNCLE GOOSE, our Greek Alphabet Blocks are generously sized and perfectly suited for small hands! This beautiful set includes 24 blocks providing 4 complete Greek alphabets, 3 sets of numerals, and 24 different animal pictures. Made from Michigan basswood, brightly colored with child-safe inks, and handcrafted with attention to detail.

Remember when DVDs, MP3s and Tivo weren't a part of our lives? We do. Our custom made blocks are simply timeless. Handcrafted and embossed with foreign alphabets, these wood blocks foster children's language and motor skills. English 27 pieces