How cute is this? My adjectives for Hape toys are simple, good quality, robust, fun. As with others in the Hape range, this frog is made of beautiful carved and painted (sustainable) wood. At a time when toyshops are filled with plastic gimics, this toy is tried and tested and will last a long time, both physically and in terms of child interest.

It’s small and light enough for a baby learning to crawl to pull on, and the bright colours will certainly grab their attention. When Baby starts to walk they will have even more fun trailing it a long behind, as its mouth opens and closes, like a real frog catching flies.

With Christmas looming closer, this is a real winner if you have young babies to buy for. At £9.60 from YesBebe it is very reasonably priced for such a quality toy.

By Dr K Thompson, author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows

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