{"product_id":"big-wig-9781534487710","title":"Big Wig","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the spirit of \u003ci\u003eJulián Is a Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e, this irrepressible picture book celebrates drag kids, individuality, and self-confidence from the perspective of a fabulous wig!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWig remembers what wigs can do.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWig brushes the world, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ebolder, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ebrighter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ehues. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWig hears whispered wishes...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eand turns them into \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003esomething true.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe bigger their dreams, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ethe bigger Wig seems.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan 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 \u003ci\u003eFat \u0026amp; Queer\u003c\/i\u003e anthology, and he is the author of picture books \u003ci\u003eBig Wig \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Machine\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his two cats. Visit him at JHillmanBooks.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLevi Hastings is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eMayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg\u003c\/i\u003e by Rob Sanders, \u003ci\u003eAre You a Friend of Dorothy?\u003c\/i\u003eby Kyle Lukoff, and \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Springer\u003c\/i\u003e by Amanda Abler, about which \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e raved, \"This beautiful book tells a suspenseful, heartrending true story.\" Levi lives in Seattle with his husband. Learn more at LeviHastings.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717339058450,"sku":"9781534487710","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b0849c8-b21f-43a8-80af-e5c1c5b58682.jpg?v=1734615645","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/big-wig-9781534487710","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}