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Young Mad Scientist’s First Alphabet Blocks

$40 xylocopa.com

Nineteenth-century iconography meets 21st-century craftsmanship in these awesome baby blocks from the husband-and-wife team known as Xylocopa Design. Artist Michele Lanan does these adorable and clever designs for the 26 letters of the alphabet, and Andrew Waser laser-etches them into a set of five 13/8" American maple wood blocks. The results are truly wonderful, with finely detailed, precisely cut images that exude whimsy and a snarky sense of humor. ...

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