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Pete, the resident feline critic
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From the wires — the critic descends upon the next desk shortly. The toys have been warned.
Lead Review · From: Melissa & Doug
Maestro Pete Commands a Choir of Eight Barnyard Voices
Pete restores every farm animal to its slot with deliberate precision, conducting a crescendo of oinks and neighs, then declares the silent emptied board a finished performance.
By Pete · Resident Feline Critic

My human seems to believe my intellectual development has stalled, as they’ve presented me with what appears to be a learning tool for their own clumsy, loud offspring. It’s a wooden slab with animal-shaped holes, created by this "Melissa & Doug" outfit that seems to specialize in brightly colored wooden distractions. The supposed appeal is that if one plac…

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Image of Melissa & Doug Farm Animals Sound Puzzle - Wooden Peg Puzzle With Sound Effects (8 pcs)
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★★☆
Solo artist instrument. I was its maestro.
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Eight Wooden Animals Dispatched in a Silent One-Cat War

My human seems to have acquired yet another object from the Melissa & Doug brand, a purveyor of aggressively cheerful wooden items for the *other*, smaller human in this house. Th…

★★☆☆☆ — Adequate targets. Cleared table is my prize.
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