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Big Wig
2022
First Published
3.90
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages

In the spirit of Julián Is a Mermaid, this irrepressible picture book celebrates drag kids, individuality, and self-confidence from the perspective of a fabulous wig! When a child dresses in drag to compete in a neighborhood costume competition, they become B. B. Bedazzle! A key part of B.B. Bedazzle’s ensemble is a wig called Wig. Together they are an unstoppable drag queen team! But Wig feels inadequate compared to the other, bigger wigs. When Wig flies off B. B.’s head, he goes from kid to kid instilling confidence and inspiring dreams in those who wear him: Wig remembers what wigs can do. Wig brushes the world, bolder, brighter hues. Wig hears whispered wishes… and turns them into something true. The bigger their dreams, the bigger Wig seems. This wonderful read aloud celebrates the universal childhood experience of dressing up and the confidence that comes with putting on a costume. And it goes further than that, acknowledging that sometimes dressing differently from how we were born is how we become our truest and best selves.

Avg Rating
3.90
Number of Ratings
262
5 STARS
37%
4 STARS
31%
3 STARS
20%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
5%
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Author

Jonathan Hillman
Jonathan Hillman
Author · 2 books
Jonathan Hillman is the author of BIG WIG, which garnered national attention when it was selected for the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program's reading list, and THE WISHING MACHINE (out October 17, 2023). A graduate of Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program, he lives near Minneapolis with his cat, Dot.
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