Marvelous Mistakes: Accidents That Made History by the team of Callie Dean and Ana Latese was probably one of my favorite reads during the time I read it. I had been reading several picture books and a few short graphic novels and most just were not “doing it” for me. While I am not completely sure if it was completed as it was an online reader copy, and it seemed short, but regardless if something was missing, it was perfect as is.
Currently available, I recommend running out and grabbing multiple copies: One for you and/or child, your child’s classroom and/or library, your local library, and at least one spare. This book talks about how the littlest things can become great. Eight mistakes are looked at and show us things like how not cleaning your science lab can bring about life saving medicine (so kids: the lesson is: don’t clean your room, tell your parents you’re doing science experiments), the Leaning Tower of Pisa is not only a well known tourist attraction but a historical example of what not to do when building (buildings tipping? Probably not a good idea for a repeat gig), and how Ella Fitzgerald created a new musical genre (forget the words? Nooo problem! Make them up and throw in some fun sounds). And that is just to name a few of the events which some of which you might know of and others will be new. A timeline is included at the end that organizes when they happened and a few other pieces of information.
The illustrations are the only part that I am not completely sure about. They are bold, bright, colorful, fun, and expressive. They are minimally detailed, unless details are needed to support or frame the larger situation, but not crowded as they all work for the pacing and style of the text. This I liked, but the fact they are a bit more “cartoonish” in places, I wasn’t always “getting into.” However, this just makes the book unique. It isn’t “just the facts” and it is set up via the text or story and illustrations to keep you moving through it. 
