The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really!) (2019)

by Barry Wittenstein

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"Earle Dickson and his new bride Josephine begin their lives together. The end. (Not really. There's more.) Josephine has a proclivity for injuring herself. Earle attaches cotton to long strips of adhesive tape, telling Josephine to cut off a length when she needs one. Since Earle works as a cotton buyer at Johnson & Johnson, he shares his idea. They're a big hit. The end. (Again, not really!) After a few false starts (much like the hilarious "the end"s in this story), the Band-Aid is developed and becomes a massive hit. The end. (Really.)"--… (more)

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I love books about inventions and inventors because I want to teach my kids to be curious and proactive, but also because they sneakily teach about the time period the invention existed in. This history of the invention of the Band-Aid is spunky and informative.

sloth852 | Jan 2, 2024 |

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss. (

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fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |

children's picture book (invention of the band-aid, 3rd grade and up)
kids who aren't too queasy (the pictures aren't gory or anything, but it is a story about the solution to a "bloody problem") might enjoy this story about the humble origins of the band-aid.
this could also work as a readaloud for older kids/teens. (

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reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

Great illustrations and quick summary of how the band-aid came to be. The added information at the end of the book is a great addition to the background written.

Scholzenj | Jul 27, 2020 |

2020 is Band-Aid's 100th anniversary! Children will enjoy this lively and humorously-told story of how Earle Dickson invented the famous Band-Aid in response to his wife's clumsiness in the kitchen. (

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Salsabrarian | Aug 4, 2019 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Barry Wittenstein	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Hsu, Chris	Illustrator	main author	some editions	confirmed

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The Boo-Boos That Changed the World: A True Story About an Accidental Invention (Really!)

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2019

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Earle Dickson

Josephine Dickson, née Knight

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Highland Park, New Jersey, USA

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"Earle Dickson and his new bride Josephine begin their lives together. The end. (Not really. There's more.) Josephine has a proclivity for injuring herself. Earle attaches cotton to long strips of adhesive tape, telling Josephine to cut off a length when she needs one. Since Earle works as a cotton buyer at Johnson & Johnson, he shares his idea. They're a big hit. The end. (Again, not really!) After a few false starts (much like the hilarious "the end"s in this story), the Band-Aid is developed and becomes a massive hit. The end. (Really.)"--

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