Description
In the spirit of Julian 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, he becomes 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, she goes from kid to kid instilling confidence and inspiring dreams in those who wear her:
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 what might be expected is how we become our truest and best selves.
About the Author
Jonathan Hillman is a graduate of Hamline University's Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program, where he received the Walden Pond Press Scholarship for Excellence in Middle Grade Fiction. His essay and poems are featured in the Fat & Queer anthology, and he is the author of picture books Big Wig and The Wishing Machine. He lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his two cats. Visit him at JHillmanBooks.com.
Levi Hastings is the illustrator of Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg by Rob Sanders, Are You a Friend of Dorothy?by Kyle Lukoff, and The Spirit of Springer by Amanda Abler, about which The New York Times raved, "This beautiful book tells a suspenseful, heartrending true story." Levi lives in Seattle with his husband. Learn more at LeviHastings.com.
Book Information
ISBN 9781534487710
Author Jonathan Hillman
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Simon & Schuster
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Weight(grams) 261g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 203mm * 5mm
When a child dresses in drag to compete in a neighborhood costume competition, he becomes 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, she goes from kid to kid instilling confidence and inspiring dreams in those who wear her:
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 what might be expected is how we become our truest and best selves.
About the Author
Jonathan Hillman is a graduate of Hamline University's Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program, where he received the Walden Pond Press Scholarship for Excellence in Middle Grade Fiction. His essay and poems are featured in the Fat & Queer anthology, and he is the author of picture books Big Wig and The Wishing Machine. He lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his two cats. Visit him at JHillmanBooks.com.
Levi Hastings is the illustrator of Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg by Rob Sanders, Are You a Friend of Dorothy?by Kyle Lukoff, and The Spirit of Springer by Amanda Abler, about which The New York Times raved, "This beautiful book tells a suspenseful, heartrending true story." Levi lives in Seattle with his husband. Learn more at LeviHastings.com.
Book Information
ISBN 9781534487710
Author Jonathan Hillman
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Simon & Schuster
Publisher Simon & Schuster
Weight(grams) 261g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 203mm * 5mm
