CPSC, DK Publishing Announce Recall of Children’s Board Books with Sound Maker
Kids’ product recall 04-134. Announced by CPSC on May 13, 2004.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 13, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The sound maker mounted inside a plastic covering on the last page of the books poses a choking hazard to young children if removed.
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What should you do?
Consumers should take these books away from young children immediately and contact DK Publishing to receive a replacement book of equal value or a refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Consumers should contact DK Publishing at (800) 505-4726 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday and between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. ET on Friday, or send an email to recall@dk.com
Which ones are recalled?
The heavy cardboard books were sold under eight different titles that feature photos or illustrations of the title theme: Dinosaurs, Emergency! (with a fire truck on the cover), Kitty’s Adventure, On The Road (with a yellow Volkswagon Beetle on the cover), Puppy’s Busy Day, Tractors, Trains, and Trucks. All the books have a raised sound button in the lower right corner, which features a sound relevant to the title. The “DK” logo is in the lower left corner of the books.
About 214,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Children’s Board Books with Sound Maker.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 8 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
- Recalled “Trucks” Children’s Board Book with sound maker
- Recalled “Tractors” Children’s Board Book with sound maker
- Recalled “On the Road” Children’s Board Book with sound maker
- Recalled “Emergency!” Children’s Board Book with sound maker
- Recalled “Kitty’s Adventure” Children’s Board Book with sound maker
- Recalled “Puppy’s Busy Day” Children’s Board Book with sound maker
- Recalled “Trains” Children’s Board Book with sound maker
- Recalled “Dinosaurs” Children’s Board Book with sound maker
Who made and sold it?
- Made by DK Publishing Inc., New York, N.Y.
- Bookstores, gift stores, news stands, discount department stores and warehouse clubs nationwide, and directly to consumers by phone order, from March 2001 through April 2004, for about $8.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
DK Publishing has received one report of a 22-month-old child detaching the sound maker of one of the books and putting it in his mouth. The child was not injured.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.