The puzzle pieces are sturdy and the picture is brightly printed onto them. I liked this picture not only because of the picture itself, but because it had multiple images which made sorting the pieces and assembling the puzzle a calming exercise (unlike a puzzle which is pretty much all the same shade of blue and thus you have to rely solely on trying each piece to see if it fits the piece you are working off of. I like my puzzles able to be done in a few hours rather than taking months.