By DeShanna Neal, Trinity Neal
A mom sews a rainbow-colored wig for her transgender daughter, who wants long hair to feel like herself.
Trinity wants long hair like her dolls, because she knows it would help her feel like the girl she is. But growing it out is hard, she's autistic, and she can't stand the feeling of hair on her neck. So her mom takes the problem into her own hands, literally. They try the beauty supply store, but nothing's right, so Mom buys bundles of hair and, with help from Trinity's older sibling, sews a bright curly wig in teal and pink and purple, a rainbow as vivid as Trinity herself.
It's a true story, written by the real mother and daughter, and that shows in how ordinary and loving it feels. The heart of it isn't a lesson, it's a mom who sees exactly what her child needs and just makes it happen. Trinity is Black, transgender, and autistic, and the book holds all of that as simply part of who she is, with warm, glowing art. A child doesn't need to share any of it to feel the love in a parent going to that much trouble.