Product name | Children's books titled "Count my Kisses, 1, 2, 3" and "Red, Green, Blue, I Love You" | |
Description | The board-shaped childrens books have cut out covers that serve as a handle and include an embedded bar in the handle with beads for children to play with. "Ages 3+" is printed on the back covers and the ISBN numbers are also on the back covers near the bar code. Two titles are included: Count my Kisses, 1, 2, 3, ISBN: 978-0-316-13354-8, has five colored cylindrical wooden beads with printed hearts on the rod; and, Red, Green, Blue, I Love You, ISBN: 978-0-316-13353-1, has five colored circular wooden beads on the metal rod. | |
Problem | A metal rod holding small beads on the cover of books can detach and release small parts that present a choking hazard. A detached metal bar can expose a sharp edge posing a laceration hazard. | |
Distribution | Barnes & Noble, online at Amazon.com and by other booksellers and retailers for about $8. | |
Company | Hachette Book Group 888-965-5802; Web site www.hachettebookrecall.com or www.hachettebookgroup.com | |
Dates sold | June 2013 to August 2013 | |
Date posted | 09/12/2013 | |
Additional information | For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission news release at www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Hachette-Book-Group-Recalls-Childrens-Books/ | |
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