These lowercase magnet letters were exactly what we were looking for. My daughter is very interested in learning letter sounds, and spends a lot of time talking about and sounding out magnetic letters on our fridge. However, most sets of magnetic letters are all uppercase, which isn't ideal for learning to read since in books, most letters are lowercase.
We also have a set of Melissa & Doug wooden magnetic letters (both uppercase and lowercase). However, we'd lost some (leaving us with no lowercase of some letters). Also, some of the Melissa and Doug letters are a little hard for kids to understand. For instance, the two parts of the lowercase "i" are connected together in a confusing way.
These new letters are great. The letters are much more clearly shaped, rather than "bubbly" like the Melissa & Doug ones. The magnets stick fine, all except the letter o's, which slide a bit for some reason. They're not strong enough to hold up papers, but plenty strong enough for play. They're a little smaller than the Melissa & Doug letters and the "standard," common uppercase set we got at a yard sale, but the size difference is minor enough that they can still be mixed and matched to spell words. This is exactly what I was looking for.
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