I’ve been making my Noah’s Ark sets for many years now. The variety of animals I originally offered has expanded from a couple of dozen to a point now where there is no limit. Old customers keep adding to their sets and new customers add their personal favourites.
Wooden Animals – Main List
The main list contains those animals made from a solid block of lime wood and are thus robust enough to withstand vigorous play. Choose animals from this list as per my guide price for Ark sets. You can of course pick where you like. Many customers build up their sets over a period of time and I post them a pair of animals each month or on special occasions.
Priced at £40. each.
| Anteater | Dodo | Giraffe | Swan |
| Badger | Dog | Goat | Monkey |
| Beaver | Donkey | Goose | Musk Ox |
| Brown Bear | Dove | Llama | Okapi |
| Buffalo | Dromedary | Heron | Ostrich |
| Camel | Duck | Hippo | Owl |
| Cat | Elephant | Horse | Panda Bear |
| Cock & Hen | Emu | Kangaroo | Parrot |
| Cow & Bull | Ermine | Kiwi | Pelican |
| Polar Bear | Seal | Toucan | Skunk |
| Puffin | Seagull | Turkey | Snake |
| Rabbit | Sheep | Vulture | Wood Pigeon |
| Raccoon | Tapir | Wild Boar | Zebra |
| Raven | Tiger | Wild Turkey | Mrs Noah |
| Rhino | Tortoise | Wolf | Mr Noah |
| Canada Goose | Flamingo | Koala Bear | Penguin |
| Crocodile | Fox | Lion | Pig |
| Squirrel | Galapagos Tortoise | Pheasant |
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Very Small Creatures
These are fixed in pairs to a base for safety. Priced at £50. each. |
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Animals with Extra Detail
| Antelope | Guinea Fowl | Orangutan | Walrus |
| Armadillo | Green Woodpecker | Oryx | Waterbuffalo |
| Cheetah | Hyena | Peacock | Whale |
| Chimpanzee | Leopard | Reindeer | Wildebeast |
| Dolphin | Meerkat | Ring-tailed Lemur | Gorilla |
| Eagle * | Moose* | Unicorn | Deer* |
| Monitor Lizard |
Some with added horns and tails inevitably cannot be as robust as a solid block of wood. Thus they are not suitable for unsupervised play.
Priced at £65. each.
* One in each pair is priced at £40.
Many customers build up their set over time, often starting with an ark and I post them a pair of animals each month. I am always open to customers’ suggestions for new animals, as well as particular breeds and household pets.
Recently a customer from many years ago got in touch with us and after further correspondence it turns out that she had written this poem about the unicorns I had sent her.
Two by Two
Ok ok so I didn’t climb into your ark,
but it wasn’t only me remember?
Two by two down into the dark.
Anyway, we are rather afraid
of dark.
Creatures of light, unicorns
dance and dazzle nearer God than man.
And I tell you something
HE was not happy with mankind
except for you Noah.
We tried to be good, we meant to obey.
If only the sun hadn’t shone so brightly
or the queue been quite as long, slithering,
plodding and creeping in to safety
and darkness.
Oh that noise! The cacophony of all creation
after the peace of mountain tops
where only we could be heard. Alone.
Praising God, celebrating life
and light.
Forgive me for mentioning it, but consider the stench.
The flank by flank, the side by side,
the ox lying down with the ass of it all.
“We love you God. But NO!’ we thought
“But no.”
So we danced in the last light of our world,
ate fresh green shoots, pranced
and galloped on the highest mountain
as the flood washed us away into legend
with our Earth.
Shame we missed the rainbow, the promise,
the dove of peace, the olive branch.
Tell me, these new people, do they remember?
Do they cherish their Earth?
Do they dance forever
in peace?
Sue Gordon, Sandwich Bay
