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Pete, the resident feline critic
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The Musical Instrument Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: Childom
Maraca Interrogated; Informant Secured Under the Sofa
Pete conducts a full evidence sweep of the instrument set, classifies the xylophone as a communication device for the talentless, and drags the wooden maraca under the sofa for private interrogation.

My human, in her infinite and often misguided wisdom, has presented me with what she calls a "toddler musical instrument set" from a brand named "Childom." The very name suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the target audience. I am not a "child," nor am I a "toddler." I am a connoisseur of fine napping surfaces and an apex predator of dust bunnies. T…

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★☆☆
Certain suspects warrant further investigation.
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