Sylvanian Families are an adorable range of distinctive animal characters with charming and beautiful homes, furniture and accessories. They live, work and play in the idyllic and wonderful land of Sylvania. Ebb Vandyke lives with the rest of the family on the Rose of Sylvania travelling up and down the river chatting to everyone he meets. He hates rubbish and is always telling people to keep the riverside tidy. Flo Vandyke helps to navigate the Rose of Sylvania, but her main job is teaching everybody, no matter how old, how to swim. She always starts her classes by stressing how dangerous the river can be. Brook Vandyke is forever in trouble, not because heðs naughty, but just plain nosey. He even got his head caught in a large storage jar trying to find out what was inside. Spring Vandyke is very artistic and is responsible for all the decorations on the Rose of Sylvania. After leaving school she wants to train to be a painter, just like her grandfather, Michael Angelo Vandyke.