| Author | Charlotte Foltz Jones |
| Illustrator | John O'Brien |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Copyright Holder (Text) | Charlotte Foltz Jones |
| Copyright Holder (Illustrations) | John O'Brien |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York |
| Copyright | 1991 |
| Pages / Font | 78 pages |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | T48J66 1991 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 609--dc20 |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 89-37408 |
| ISBN 10 | 0-385-32043-4 |
| Other | RL:3.5 |
| Other | 0694 |
| Printer's Key | 26 28 30 29 27 |
| Barcode | 9 780385 320436 |
| EAN 5 | 51195 |
| Price | $11.95 US |
| Price | $17.95 CAN |
| Notes | Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be
A Doubleday Book for Young Readers |
