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eeBoo Children's Sketchbooks Recalled



February 6, 2008    
eeBoo Corp. is recalling about 80,000 children’s sketchbooks. The paint on the sketchbooks’ colored spiral metal bindings contains excessive levels of lead violating the federal lead paint standard.

The recalled children’s sketchbooks have colored spiral metal bindings, drawing paper, and cardboard covers in the following styles. “eeBoo” and the style name are printed on a sticker on the back cover.

Style NameSize 
Drawing Birds (yellow spiral)8 ½” x 11 ½”“eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover
Butterflies (yellow spiral)8 ½” x 11 ½”“eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover
Garden Party (green spiral)8 ½” x 11 ½”“eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover
Up in the Tree (green spiral)8 ½” x 11 ½”“eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover
Nemo with Princess in Balloon (red spiral)8 ½” x 11 ½”“Sketchbook” is printed on front cover
Nature (yellow spiral)8 ½” x 11 ½”“eeBoo Great Illustrators Sketchbook” is printed on front cover
Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral)8 ½” x 11 ½”“Sketchbook” is printed on front cover
Princess and Butterflies (yellow spiral)10” x 14”“Sketchbook” is printed on front cover

Other styles of sketchbooks with colored or plain metal spiral bindings are not included in this recall.

The items were sold at specialty and gift stores nationwide from September 2005 through January 2008 for about $6. They were made in China.

Consumers should immediately take the recalled sketchbooks away from children and contact eeBoo Corp. to receive a free replacement sketchbook with a plain metal spiral.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact eeBoo Corp. at (800) 791-5619 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.eeBoo.com

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).



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