Billy Bighead: A Tall Tale About Bragging: 1 (Tall Tales for Growing Minds) - Hardcover

Skogerboe, Michele

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9083609502 ISBN 13: 9789083609508

Publisher: Tall Tales for Growing Minds, 2025

Synopsis

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist

Billy was the best at everything he tried, and this made his head swell with pride.

 

Billy is a talented boy who excels at everything he tries. But when his pride turns into boasting, his head literally starts to grow. One day, it gets so big he floats away to the whimsical "Land of Bigheads," where he's finally outshone in a series of silly competitions.

 

Humbled, Billy learns a valuable lesson: striving to be your best is not the same as needing to be better than everyone else, and true happiness comes from connection, not comparison! Join Billy as he learns how to feel proud of himself without putting others down.

 

Billy Bighead is a humorous and heartfelt rhyming picture book that uses the magic of a tall tale to explore pride, kindness, and being your best.

 

With reflection questions designed to spark meaningful discussion at home or in the classroom, Billy Bighead is a nuanced and research-informed story of self-worth, and how social comparison can erode self-esteem, empathy, and belonging.

About this title

About the Authors

Michele Skogerboe is an American author living in the Netherlands with her husband and two young children. She is a researcher, designer, and facilitator of learning experiences who draws on social and developmental psychology to help people grow. Michele believes the things we learn in childhood shape the adults we become, and she writes playful picture books that spark big conversations, connection and land life lessons.

Sandra Attema-Welte is a children's book illustrator known for her colourful, whimsical style and joyful images that make readers smile. She studied animation and graphic design and brings stories to life with playful characters and imaginative scenes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tall Tales for Growing Minds
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9083609502
• ISBN 13: 9789083609508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Attema-Welte Sandra
• Number of pages: 36