Large Wooden See Inside ABC 26-piece Puzzle

by Melissa & Doug

Product Features

• This puzzle has brightly colored upper case letters with illustrations below that start with each letter.
• Children playing with this puzzle will reinforce letter and sound recognition.
• 9" x 12"

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 9.3 x 11.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00004R7OJ
• Item model number: #77
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,179 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #81 in Toys & Games > Puzzles > Jigsaw Puzzles
  • #99 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Pre-Kindergarten Toys > Puzzles
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Product Description

Learning the alphabet has never been so much fun! The See Inside ABC puzzle has every letter from A-Z and features beautiful full-color illustrations under each piece. Measures 9" x 12".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Educational.....NOT DURABLE, July 29, 2002

By A Customer

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Large Wooden See Inside ABC 26-piece Puzzle (Toy)

My son received this puzzle as a gift when he was just 26 months. He loved it so much and played with it all the time. He knew all his letters when he received this toy, but it helped to reiforce them. Unfortunatley, even though this is a very educational toy, it has some big problems. The letters in the puzzle appear to be painted on, they are not! The letters have a sticker GLUED on, not painted as it appears in the picture. Needless to say after little hands play with them for a while, the sticker peels off and you are left with a bare piece of wood. Next, the wood is of very poor quality and has some jagged edges. The last point is not all pieces fit very well in their spot. It is such a shame because the concept is great and it is very educational just very, very poorly made. I would recommend taking a look at the puzzle in Toys r us first or any Imaginarium store to get a good look at the quality. Personally, we had to dispose of this puzzle and bought the Alphabet Art Puzzle from Lights Camera Interaction. Much Better.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FIVE STARS PRODUCT !!, August 22, 2001

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S. Fung "Sylvia" (San Mateo, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Large Wooden See Inside ABC 26-piece Puzzle (Toy)

This puzzle is made of wood and the letters are very colorful that attracts my tot's attention. I brought it only 2 days ago and I start teaching him the alphabet. He already learned 2 letters as I am teaching him a letter a day. The beautiful part is you can use the letters independently without the board. Also, after removing a letter , you'll see a picture of an item which started with that letter. very educational ! Excellent teaching tool!!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I got this for my niece's second christmas..., January 14, 2005

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Ulyyf "Connie" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Large Wooden See Inside ABC 26-piece Puzzle (Toy)

She's only 18 months, so I can appreciate that she's not yet in the age range for the puzzle - it's going to be hard for her to put the pieces in correctly for a while. I haven't found that the pieces have haven't found that the pieces have "jagged" edges or don't fit in the slots.

However, I do have a bit of a problem with some of the pictures behind the letters. A is apple, that's good, B is bald eagle/bird, that's good, C is castle, D is... dolphin? Okay, that's appropriate, never too early for kids to learn that dolphins aren't fish. But then I is iguana (not lizard). Why not make I "ice cream" or "ice cube" or even "igloo"? Something that can't be confused easily. Q is again a strange one: quail. Most kids in this age range will not know the word quail. It's likely to be confused with the much more common "bird". Why not make Q "quilt" or "queen"? V is vine, another odd choice (but not insurmountable) and Y is... yak? I know there aren't very many Y words out there, but why *yak*? Why not "yarn" or... okay, the only other word I can think of is "yurt", and that really doesn't help my case.

It's not bad for kids to be learning new words. But I think an alphabet puzzle should concentrate more on the words they already know, to help them more easily identify what each letter means. D should be dog instead of dolphin, L could be lamp instead of lighthouse, Q could be almost anything else.