Who knew that the original use of bubble wrap was for textured wallpaper? However most have already heard of 3 Ms failed glue that led to the invention of Post-It notes. Other examples of failures in this 32-page, 4-chapter book are fabric dye and Dymaxion car (This was pretty cool!) with a touch about concrete houses and the DeLorean car. Overall, the depth was too shallow and there are better books about the topic. Although the intent is to inspire middle-grade students not to be a failure, it falls short of that purpose. Part of Celebrating Failure series.

Reviewed by Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library