Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color

by Lil Miss Hot Mess, Olga de Dios Ruiz (Illustrator)

Overview

Explore a kaleidoscope of colors beyond the rainbow in this celebratory and empowering book by Drag Story Hour storyteller Lil Miss Hot Mess!

Drag queens love to dance to their own beat, speak their minds, and let their best selves shine. They love all the colors of the rainbow—as well as all the colors beyond!

From scarlet, marigold, lemon, and emerald, to azure, periwinkle, Byzantium, and onyx, the world's diverse range of colors allows drag queens and kings to be authentic and creative. And you, too, can use any color or hue to express yourself and your fierce imagination! Travel through a colorful, playful, and uplifting world with Drag Story Hour superstar Lil Miss Hot Mess and whimsical illustrator Olga De Dios in their latest inclusive picture book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762487127
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	05/13/2025
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Lil Miss Hot Mess is a renowned storyteller and board member of Drag Story Hour. She is the author of The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish and If You're a Drag Queen and You Know It, and has written for Wired, Salon, and The Guardian. She’s performed at venues from Stanford to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to Saturday Night Live.

Olga de Dios is an author and illustrator of children’s books whose work focuses on equality, freedom, and justice. She studied at the School of Art 10 in Madrid. Her first book, Pink Monster, has been translated into twelve languages. She lives in Madrid, Spain.

Editorial Reviews

Will provide countless interactive opportunities for storytellers to engage young readers… Get ready to see this book sashay off shelves during Pride month—and all year round.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Fantasy elements and collections of objects representing each color are integrated into the uplifting spreads, which encourage readers to express themselves however they choose.”—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2025-02-01
Colors of the world, spice up your life!

Much like that iconic Spice Girls song, sung by a quintet of beautifully adorned performers, this picture book also features a rainbow of shades and glamorously confident gals. The drag queens (and perhaps a pair of drag kings) in this tale offer an excellent message: Let’s learn about colors! Seriously, girl, let’sreally learn them. Drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess delves into a variety of hues. Readers whose favorite color is “yummy yellow” will eagerly discover citrine, maize, and mustard, for instance. The same applies across all the colors of the rainbow and a few additional shades as well. (We see you, brown!) Along the way, the divas dazzle, presenting readers with more than just a range of colors; the impressively inclusive cast features characters who vary in terms of body shape, skin tone, and physical ability. In the right hands, the book will provide countless interactive opportunities for storytellers to engage young readers, though some details may make the illustrations a little muddled for readers in large-group settings. Overall, though, the artwork is energetic and bold, with characters taking on an appropriately commanding presence. Get ready to see this book sashay off shelves during Pride month—and all year round.

Fierce and fun, just like the best queens.(Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews