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TOTAL PRODUCT RECALL
CPSC #02101Kids & toys
Recalled Zowie's 123 Children's Book

Disney Children's Book Group, LLC · Recalled

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

Choking

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.

Units
About 5,180
Reports
1
Injuries
—
Deaths
—
Price
$7
Remedy
See notice

Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.

Affected

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.

The file

Sold at
Bookstores nationwide sold the recalled books, from January 2002 through February 2002, for about $7.
Product type
Books & Accessories
Made in
Not stated
Recalled by
Disney Children's Book Group, LLC, also known as Disney Press, of New York, N.Y.

Incident log

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.

What the notice says to do

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.

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

Open official CPSC notice ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.

Notice first dated FEB 12 2002; last revised AUG 20 2025.

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