mr bump is loved by all, my favourite as a child, i bought this as a gift for my girlfriend since she loves him too & was amused by the fact the more you interact with him the more he says.
so yeh the toy is a decent size & the batteries are included & once you remove the little strip on the battery bit the number of phrases & sounds he makes with seem to go on forever.
you dont have to squeeze too hard to make him make a noise, you dont have to fling him around, you can just cuddle him so i think this makes him a great gift since you arent encouraging a child to be violent with a toy.
mr bump amused everyone far longer than the video consoles did & is certainly value for money.
one thing though is dont let your child bash their head on the back of mr bump, this is where the battery bit is located & isnt padded that well, a couple of us discovered this when mr bump was lobbed at us.
mr bump is a great xmas present