This is overall a good-quality, fun toy. My 2 year old enjoys playing with it and she uses her imagination by making the animals "talk" to each other. Great alternative to the noisy plastic toys that have taken over the market.

My only complaint is that the elephant is MUCH too dark. It's pretty much navy blue. The details are made up of black lines and the lines that make up the ears, for example, are virtually impossible to see.

It's fully compaitble with the brand-name wooden train sets by Brio, Imaginarium, Maxim, Thomas, etc, as well as the generic ones. This toy takes great abuse and I have not experienced any damage like paint chipping off or pieces breaking or falling off (issues I've found with some generic sets). The colors are as bright today as they were when I purchased it 6 months ago. It's durable and not showing excessive signs of wear.

This toy does have fairly strong magnets. Little ones should be supervised so if one does happen to break off, it's not swollowed. I would not recommend this toy to a parent whose child puts everything in their mouth unless they are willing to have an adult present at all times.

My 21 month old son received this for Christmas and he absolutely loves playing with it along with his other train sets. He really enjoys putting the animals in their cars and creating a line to pull along. I agree that it doesn't pull that well on the brio tracks so we usually just put it on the ground for him to play with. Some previous reviewers commented on the size - yes, these are not particularly big but they're pretty comparable with other train sets. My only complaint is the top red roof fell off when my son dropped it on the floor. It doesn't really matter to him but it was a little disappointing but for the price and cuteness, it's not a big deal.

I wish there was one more car to carry the third animal. My grandson loves it, though.

My Grandson loved it!

I recently purchased the Maxim Wooden Animal Train Set for my nephew who just turned 2. I think he may be a little young, but I wanted him to have a toy he can grow with and he was so excited to take the train out of the box to play with it. He loves the bright colors and the animals that he can take in and out of the cargo cars.

The Animal Train Set says it is compatible with Brio and other train sets so I am looking forward to continue adding to his train collection year after year. With the easy to use magnetic connectors he was able to pull them apart easily and drive it all around the living room even at a young age. This may be a gift I buy again and again for every little boy in the family, especially at such a great price!