CPSC, Disney Children's Book Group, LLC Announce Recall of Children's Book
CPSC recall 02101. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
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, in the words of CPSC
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.
CPSC recall 02101 has the recall date 12 Feb 2002. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The recall has about 5,180 units. The median CPSC recall of 2002 has 12,000 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Books & Accessories.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and 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. |
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| Units | 5,180 |
| 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. |
| Product | Zowie's 123 Children's Book, About 5,180, Books & Accessories |
| Sold at | Bookstores nationwide sold the recalled books, from January 2002 through February 2002, for about $7. |
| Firm | The CPSC notice gives the name of a person as the firm. This site does not show the names of persons. |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 5,180Median of 2002: 12,000
- CPSC recalls of 2002
- 256
- Recalls of 2002 with one of the same hazards
- 11%
- Recalls of 2002 in the category Books & Accessories
- 1%
Official channels
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 02101. https://recallregister.com/product/2094-cpsc-disney-children-s-book-group-llc-announce-recall-of-children-s-bo/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 02101 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Bookstores nationwide sold the recalled books, from January 2002 through February 2002, for about $7.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02101?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 5,180