Tender Leaf Toys Little Otter Canal Boat - Merrywood Tales Wooden Play Set

A family of otters living on a canal boat called Malardeau, named after the mallard duck who rides proudly at the front.

Suzy, Skipper and Smudge Otter come with the boat, along with everything they've borrowed and turned into furniture: a wood-burning stove, a matchbox chest of drawers, a jam jar lid for a table, three bottle tops, three knitted sleeping bags, a row of vegetables, a flowerpot, a coffee pot and a jam pot. That's 18 pieces in all. The roof comes off and the whole cabin lifts out, so there's room for small hands to get in and rearrange.

Little sets like this are made for storytelling. Children decide where the otters are sailing, who's cooking supper and who gets the top bunk, and the tiny pieces reward careful fingers.

It's part of Tender Leaf's Merrywood Tales range, and the otters are the same size as the Bunny Tales and Bear Tales families, so they can visit each other. Made from sustainable rubberwood and plywood with non-toxic paints, and safety tested to EN71 and ASTM.

• Size: 27 x 15.5 x 22.5 cm
• Pieces: 18, including 3 otters
• Age: 3 years and up
• Made from: sustainable rubberwood and plywood, with non-toxic paints
• Brand: Tender Leaf Toys

Questions about the canal boat

Do the otters have names?

Yes, Suzy, Skipper and Smudge each have their name printed underneath.

What goes with it?

Other Merrywood Tales sets, such as Bunny Tales, Bear Tales and the Penny Windmill, share the same scale.

See more wooden character sets.