The hilarious Russian tale Gigantic Turnip is a engaging story about an old man and woman whose turnip is impossible to pull from the ground. Help is at hand with the cumulative theme that will soon have young readers gleefully joining in story, counting the animals. Each of the seven nesting dolls has a different number of animals pictured which makes this a great counting tool. The nesting doll beautifully captures Irish artist Niamh Sharkey's wonderfully quirky illustrations, and lends itself perfectly to the counting scheme, so that the child is engaged on numerous levels. The Gigantic Turnip nesting dolls have hand painted backgrounds and highlights, and for certain elements, Golden Cockerel reproduces the original hand-painted artwork on printed vinyl and artfully applies them to the dolls. Then the dolls have multiple layers of non-toxic water-based lacquer applied. The designs are done at the Golden Cockerel art studio in St. Petersburg, Russia. This is a perfect gift for younger children.

Size of the Largest Piece: 6 inches in height
The Nesting Set Includes: Seven Story Images

Please note that the smaller pieces can be very small. Please make sure your recipient is old enough and wise enough not to swallow the characters (around three and older).