pleasantly surprised, my daughter loves it!, September 29, 2011

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I have two little girls, a 7 1/2yr old and a 1 1/2yr old. My older daughter was the first grandchild on both sides and received many gifts as a baby/toddler. I think we owned every Little People toy out at the time. One of her favorites was the Fisher Price A to Z learning zoo, she loved all the different animals and it really helped her learn her letters as well. I was really disappointed when I saw it was discontinued and that this replacement only came with a few animals instead of the 26 that came with the other.

My disappointment ended though when I opened this up. It’s extremely cute and filled with fun options (slide, swing, etc), it’s a really nice size (my toddler likes to pick up smaller toys and drop/throw them this is big enough that she doesn’t try) it also has a built in handle which I like to quickly move it when vacuuming etc.

My only issue with it is that it only comes with a few animals and while you can buy more animals if you check they are currently selling for 1/4 of the price of this set EACH. I hope that the price comes down on the extra animals or they are offered more affordably as a set together. The good news is your little one likely won’t know or car either way if they don’t have all the extra animals, as I type this my toddler is giving megablocks rides down the slide <wink>.

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Add-ons Add to Your Costs…, October 6, 2011

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delicateflower152 (Texas) – See all my reviews

  

  

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My grandson loves his Fisher-Price Little People A to Z Learning Zoo Playset. That set comes with 26 animals and, in addition to “saying” the animal’s name and making its sound, that toy gives the letter with which a particular animal’s name begins. Naturally, when I saw this Little People Zoo Talkers Animal Sounds Zoo, I immediately thought of his coming birthday and how much he would enjoy this toy.

Like other Fisher-Price products, the Zoo Talkers Animal Sounds Zoo is colorful and well-made. The plastic seams are smooth and pose little chance that a child will be scratched or cut themselves while playing. The animals are cute depictions of the real thing. The jungle environment/scene provides numerous opportunities for imaginative play; I particularly liked this feature. On the downside, the fact that the animals only make sounds adds little to the educational value of this product. Additionally, since little ones are likely to become enamoured of the one animal sound you find most annoying, you may live to regret your purchase!

I found the cost to purchase the add-ons which would “complete” this toy offputting. If one goes to the Fisher-Price website, the 8 figures and the three figure/book combinations offered total .99, including shipping. Tax is also charged. The Safari Truck, which Amazon offers, is more expensive at the Fisher-Price site since they charge shipping and tax.

This may appeal to the lower end of and to less mature children at the upper end of the recommended age range. However, I felt it had less educational value than the Learning Zoo and was less appealing overall. Further, the additional monies to “complete” the set and not something I feel is welcomed by parents and grandparents. It is for these reasons that I gave this product only four stars.

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Never disappointed with Little People!, September 26, 2011

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OLIVIA “2LibrasMama” (WICHITA, KS, United States) – See all my reviews

  

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We have been buying Little People toys for our daughters for 10 years and have never been disappointed. My two-year-old is now the proud owner of virtually every Little People toy created in the last decade. She loves animals, so we decided to buy the ZooTalker set for her. The set comes with three animals and we bought the additional animals as well. She has had so much fun putting the animals on the slide, watching them go down, then crying out “Again!” The only issue I have – I don’t say problem here – is that I cannot seem to figure out if a monkey exists for the ZooTalker line. On the box, there is a monkey pictured, but I have not been able to locate it either at the store or on the Fisher-Price site. I can only conclude that they will come out with a monkey in the future. We love this toy!

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