This developmental toy features a squeaking belly, a crinkly red tail, multiple-textured teething rings, a colorful beak, colorful legs and wings and much more.
—  “The Earl E. Bird by Earlyears — we sell about one a week and it has been our best-selling infant toy for a long time,” Melodie Ingwersen, owner of Creativity For Kids in Columbia, S.C., told TDmonthly in March 2008.
— Two of 41 retailers who spoke with TDmonthly in March 2008 named the Earlyears' line by International Playthings as their best-selling infant and toddler line.
— The toy is machine-washable, making it convenient for moms and sanitary for babies.