This toy is very colourful, durable and it is SO nice to have something not made of plastic! It has 2 settings-either short songs or music. The songs are very short and this may be the only down side to his toy. (That and the fact they get stuck in your head!). The song/music changes according to which side of the cube is facing up. The music and sound quality is very good. The music is the main feature of this toy, but in addition each side has something else to it, such as a crinkly mane on the lion, a mirror for a moon etc It states that it is suitable from birth, and my 4 month old has started to show interest in it. My 30 month old also loves playing with it too which suggests that it may be played with for some time. I think this is a lovely toy and stands out amongst the other musical toys we have.