Bought this for my 1 year old Godson who lives in England. It is a good quality teddy and looks good. Like the fact that it's colouring is unusual. The sound is not 100% but very close to it. His Mammy was delighted with it and the older kids (3-5) loved it. I got it this early for a 1 year old as I think it is never too early for children to take in new information. There was too much activity on the day of his birthday for him to play with the bear.