Buster the Bear is the latest soft toy to wear a hard hat while Janet the Joiner connects with the Under 5s.
Bob the Builder is facing stiff competition in the battle for the hearts and minds of youngsters as a raft of new cuddly characters come on-site.
Housebuilder Redrow has been visiting primary schools across the UK with Buster the Bear in a bid to raise children鈥檚 awareness of the dangers of playing on building sites.
Less prosaically, charity worker Janet Kaye 鈥� dubbed 鈥淛anet the Joiner鈥� 鈥� has made her publishing debut with children鈥檚 book 鈥楾he Tool Team鈥�, featuring Clobby Hammer, Dusty Saw, Toppy Nail and Sammy Spanner. The first tool gang story, aimed at under-fives, is published this month in association with Access Publishing.
Animated tools, operated by a chart-topping builder, and a friendly bear patrolling the area to keep children safe? The building site of the imagination is becoming more surreal by the moment.
