Brandee Danielle, one of the most innovative crib bedding manufacturers, is available through national chains, including JC Penny and Baby Depot, and baby specialty stores and online retailers. The Ribbit bedding collection is a great choice for those interested in high quality, reasonably priced, gender-neutral bedding in a Frog theme. Ribbit is an excellent value at $200 and $240 for a four-piece crib set, using exclusively premium grade fabrics that are rarely found in a crib bedding collection at this price point.

Ribbit is packaged as a four-piece crib set, which includes a quilt, bumper, crib skirt, and fitted sheet. As with most crib bedding collections, coordinating accessories are available to decorate the nursery. One drawback to Ribbit is the lack of wall border, a common accessory available with most crib bedding collections.

Most crib bedding manufacturers use the quilt as the highlight of the collection. The quilt is made from a genuine patchwork design, in which each "patch" is sewn together to create the pattern; as opposed to patchworks in which the "patches" are on the same fabric and the stitching makes it appear as though the patches are independent of each other.

The Ribbit crib bedding set uses exclusively premium quality fabrics. The green gingham and green/yellow plaid fabrics are finely woven from differently dyed threads, making them particularly durable, color-fast, and vibrant (as compared to printed fabrics). The white and yellow chenilles are plush but not shaggy, are tightly woven to assure that the fabric tufts are secure, and incorporate the perfect amount of polyester fibers that give the fabric a subtle and very attractive sheen.

The stitching of the fabric patches making up the quilt appear strong and straight. The embroidered details of King Ribbit on a background of white cotton terry velour, using plush velvet and corduroy appliqus, are extremely well done. My only quality reservation is that the dragonfly and turtle decorative items, instead of being embroidered into the background green gingham fabric, were made separately from the fabric and then sewn onto it with white thread, leaving the edges of the dragonflies and turtles hanging loose.

The bumper has significantly different appearances on the outside and inside. The inside features the green/yellow plaid, yellow chenille, green velvet, and the embroidered animals on soft white cotton terry velour. The outside of the bumper is green gingham without any decorative features. The bumper includes ties on both the top and bottom. The crib skirt features a 10" drop to complete the look of the crib. The fitted sheet is made from woven yellow gingham, in keeping with the use of only premium fabrics in this collection.

Because Ribbit merchandise is assembled in the United States, it can be particularly appealing for Canadian customers purchasing from a US retailer. It can be shipped to Canada duty-free, thereby avoiding charges of 17% or more of the purchase price that apply to bedding manufactured in China or India.

Due to the popularity of the Frog theme in nursery bedding, it would be impractical to list the alternatives that are available. Most crib bedding manufacturers have at least one frog themed crib set. See Frog Theme Bedding for more examples. The possibilities in this theme are endless.