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CPSC, Disney Children's Book Group, LLC Announce Recall of Children's Book

U.S. CPSCChokingFeb 12, 2002
Recalled Zowie's 123 Children's Book
Recalled Zowie's 123 Children's Book

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Hazard

The books have a plastic abacus-like toy attached to the back cover, that contains five plastic beads. The beads can separate from the book cover, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately take these recalled books away from young children and return the books to Disney Press for a full refund and postage. Mail the books to Disney Press, Attn: Zowie 123, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 and use six first-class stamps per book. Be sure to include a return address and phone number.

Incidents & injuries

Disney Press has received one report of a 15-month-old boy who broke a bead from the book cover and placed it in his mouth. An adult was able to remove the bead from the child's mouth without injury.

Product description

The Zowie's 123 book is a twelve page white board book that measures 6.5 inches by 6.5 inches, with a yellow plastic abacus-like toy attached to the back book cover. The abacus toy has five small beads: blue, green, red, yellow and orange. The beads slide along a plastic track. The book is based on the Rolie, Polie, Olie television series and depicts the Zowie character on its cover. The book can be identified with the ISBN code number 078683307-6, found on the back cover in the bottom corner.

Sold on

Bookstores nationwide sold the recalled books, from January 2002 through February 2002, for about $7.

Contact the company

For additional information, contact Disney Children's Book Group, LLC toll-free at (866) 203-8070 anytime.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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