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

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.

This book humorously tells the story of the invention of the Band-Aid. It started when a cotton buyer's wife was constantly hurting herself in the kitchen and he tried to find a solution so that she wasn't holding a bloody towel. The story takes us through the many ups and downs of the invention and how it finally became the thing that everyone knows and uses regularly.

Lightheared and humorous look at the history of band-aids and the spirit of never giving up. The author does a good job of explaining how the product came to be, the struggles the product faces and the eventual success of the product. A great book to inspire little inventors.

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.

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.

This is a mostly true story about the invention of the bandaid. This is a great book to get children to read a biographical book in a fun way. Filled with bright and funny illustrations, this would be a good book for kids in 4th through 6th grade.

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.