Target Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots

What went wrong

The notice saysThe unicorn horn on the rain boot can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

This was the second time in 4 months that Target recalled footwear for a choking hazard; the first was Cat & Jack Unicorn "Chiara" Boots on February 12, 2019. Both notices name the unicorn horn as the part that fails. The notices are separate, each with its own description and dates, so check every pair you own against its own notice, including pairs handed down between siblings.

How to tell if your pair is affected

Product description in the noticeThis recall includes the Cat & Jack "Lilia" toddlers' unicorn rain boots in sizes 5-12. The boots are fuchsia with a white unicorn. The horn on the unicorn’s head and mane on the back of the boot are fuchsia, orange, yellow, green, and blue. The model numbers are located on the inside tag of the boot. Model Number Product Name 093-10-4311 Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots Size 5 093-10-4312 Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots Size 6 093-10-4313 Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots Size 7 093-10-4314 Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots Size 8 093-10-4315 Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots Size 9 093-10-4316 Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots Size 10 093-10-4317 Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots Size 11 093-10-4318 Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots Size 12

The notice gives no style numbers or barcodes, so you match on what it does give: the brand and style (Cat & Jack "Lilia" Rain Boots), the sizes (sizes 5-12), the sale period (January 2019 to April 2019), the store (Target) and the “made in” label (China). If a detail does not line up, the recall contact below can confirm.

What the notice tells you to do

RemedyConsumers should immediately take the recalled rain boots away from children and return them to any Target store for a full refund.

Recall contact, as printed in the notice: Target at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT, daily or online at www.target.com and click on “Recalls” at the bottom of the page, then on “Shoes” for more information. Consumers can also click the “Product Recalls” tab on Target’s Facebook page for more information.

The recall is 7 years old, and the last pairs were sold about 7 years ago. A child who wore these at the time has long outgrown them, yet boots like these keep circulating through younger siblings, swaps and thrift racks. The notice gives a phone number and a website for the firm.

How this recall compares

• With about 29,000 units, this is the 34th largest of the 95 footwear recalls in our archive that give a U.S. unit count. The median recall in the archive covers about 7,200 units, so this one is well above typical size.
• 41 other footwear recalls in the archive cite the same kind of hazard (choking), 41 of them in children’s footwear. The earliest in this group dates from 1993.
• The notice puts the sales window at about 4 months (January 2019 to April 2019), against a median of 7 months across recalls that state one. The recall came 2 months after the last sale date.
• The notice gives a price of $20. For boots in the archive the typical stated price is about $29, so this pair sat at the cheaper end of its group.
• The notice cites 11 reports before the recall. 36 of the 95 detailed notices in the archive cite no incidents at all.

Year, part, store and origin

• 2019 brought 3 footwear recalls in our archive, covering about 66,800 units in all. This was the 2nd of the year by date and the 2nd largest by units.
• The notice names the unicorn horn as the part that fails. 1 other footwear recall in the archive names the same part in its hazard statement; the most recent is Cat & Jack Unicorn "Chiara" Boots (2019).
• Sold at Target. 8 other footwear recalls in the archive also list Target as a seller; the most recent is Cat & Jack Children’s Sandals (2026).
• Made in China. 61 of the 91 notices in the archive that name a country list China (67%).
• 11 reports on about 29,000 units works out to roughly 38 reports per 100,000 units. The median across the 55 recalls that give both figures is 16, so this recall drew more reports per pair than most.
• At the stated price, the 29,000 units come to roughly $580,000 of retail sales.

Against the other Target recall

Target also recalled Cat & Jack Unicorn "Chiara" Boots on February 12, 2019. This recall came 4 months after it. It was the smaller of the two, 29,000 units against 33,600. Both notices give the same kind of failure (the unicorn horn), so treat a pair from either line the same way. These sold for less, $20 against $27. They were on sale longer, about 4 months against 2 months. The notice cites 11 reports, the earlier one 4.

Comparisons use the 103 footwear recalls in our archive, read from the CPSC recall database on October 20, 2026. See data and methods.