I didn't know which one to buy and went with the cheaper "rhythm kids" drum. With that one you get one drum "stick" and the drum sound is not good, so I bought the other one. With the more expensive "rain forest" (taller and more expensive) drum you get 2 mallets and the drum sound is much richer; there is really no comparison. As an adult I enjoy playing the rain forest one but would never play the cheap sounding rhythm kids drum. The difference isn't only the mallet instead of the stick, the drum head is a far superior quality. I want to buy other remo kids drums but am afraid I would just get the tinny sounding drum head. The 5 star is for the rainforest only, rhythm kids gets 3 stars.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]