Big Wig by Jonathan Hillman6/9/2023 The New York Times raved, “This beautiful book tells a suspenseful, heartrending true story.” Levi lives in Seattle with his husband. The Spirit of Springer by Amanda Abler, about which Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg by Rob Sanders and But Wig feels inadequate compared to the other, bigger wigs. He lives near Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his two cats. His essay and poems are featured in theīig Wig marks his picture book debut. 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. 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. This wonderful read aloud celebrates the universal childhood experience of dressing up and the confidence that comes with putting on a costume. B.’s head, she goes from kid to kid instilling confidence and inspiring dreams in those who wear her: Together they are an unstoppable drag queen team! But Wig feels inadequate compared to the other, bigger wigs. When a child dresses in drag to compete in a neighborhood costume competition, he becomes B. 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!
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