Big Wig
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
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, 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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The fuchsia bouffant wig of a light-skinned child drag queen named B.B. Bedazzle takes the spotlight in this picture book. In rhyming prose, Hillman follows Wig, who feels confident atop B.B.'s head until seeing the more voluminous wigs at the Big Wig Ball, seemingly a contest for young drag queens (with participants of varying skin tone). When Wig flies off of B.B.'s head and onto other kids' pates, each magically feels more confident, and the sentient hairpiece regains self-assurance: "One by one,/ Wig gives them a try./ And all together,/ they help Wig fly!" Though the main takeaway—that Wig is "big enough no matter her size"—feels slightly muddled, the flying wig, portrayed in Hastings's dynamic, vividly hued digital art, entertains. Ages 4–8.
