Kyle Lukoff

Kyle Lukoff is a children's book author, school librarian, and former bookseller.[1] He is most known for the Stonewall award-winning When Aidan Became a Brother and Call Me Max, which gained attention when parents in Texas[2] complained about the book being read in an elementary school classroom and a Utah school district canceled its book program after the book was read to third graders.[3]

Kyle Lukoff
Born (1984-06-05) June 5, 1984
Skokie, Illinois, United States
OccupationSchool librarian
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBarnard College
Notable worksWhen Aidan Became a Brother
Website
kylelukoff.com

Personal life

Lukoff is a transgender man. He transitioned in 2004[4] while an undergraduate at Barnard College, a historically women's college. Much of his work centers on transgender children. He is Jewish.[5]

Education

Lukoff graduated from Barnard College[6] in 2006. He earned his Master's degree in library science from Queens College in 2012.

Career

Lukoff is a school librarian at the Corlears School in New York City.[7] His first book, A Storytelling of Ravens, was published in 2018 by House of Anansi Press and illustrated by Natalie Nelson.[8] His second book, When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita,[9] is a story about a transgender boy awaiting a new sibling.[10] The book was published by Lee & Low, an independent publisher known for works by unpublished authors and illustrators of color.[11]

Lukoff's Max and Friends series was released in November 2019 with Call Me Max, illustrated by Luciano Luzano.[12] In April 2020, he published Explosion at the Poem Factory and was illustrated by Mark Hoffman.[13] In 2021, he published Too Bright to See, which was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[14]

Publications

Books
  • A Storytelling of Ravens, 2018
  • When Aidan Became a Brother, 2019
  • Call Me Max, 2019
  • Max and the Talent Show, 2019
  • Explosion at the Poem Factory, 2020
  • Max on the Farm, 2020
  • Too Bright to See, 2021
  • Different Kinds of Fruit, 2022[15]

Essays
  • "Taking up Space" in Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation[16]
  • "Evaluating Transgender Picture Books; Calling for Better Ones" in School Library Journal.[17]
  • "Second Trans on the Moon" in YA Pride.[18]
  • "A letter to trans writers who are thinking about trying to get published."[19]

Awards

References
  1. Flynn, Kitty. "Five questions for Kyle Lukoff". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  2. Yorio, Kara. "LGBTQ+ Book Challenges Continue As Texas Parents Object to "Call Me Max"". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. EST, Samantha Lock On 2/15/21 at 10:28 AM (2021-02-15). "Transgender boy book prompts Utah school district to suspend reading program". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. "2019 Festival Author Lineup – Texas Book Festival".
  5. "Blog: Conversations About Queer and Trans Literature with Picture Book Author Kyle Lukoff".
  6. "Magazine Preview: In Transition". Bwog. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  7. "Staff Profiles | Corlears School | NYC". Corlears School. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  8. "A Storytelling of Ravens". House of Anansi Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  9. Lukoff, Kyle; Juanita, Kaylani (2019). When Aidan became a brother. ISBN 9781620148372. OCLC 1055840422.
  10. "Kyle Lukoff". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  11. "About Us | Lee & Low Books". www.leeandlow.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. "Reycraft Books | Max and Friends: Call Me Max". www.reycraftbooks.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. "Explosion at the Poem Factory". House of Anansi Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  14. "Too Bright to See". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  15. "Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff: 9780593111185 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  16. Bornstein, Kate; Bergman, S. Bear (2010). Gender outlaws: the next generation. ISBN 9781580053082. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. Lukoff, Kyle. "Evaluating Transgender Picture Books; Calling for Better Ones". School Library Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  18. Lukoff, Kyle (21 November 2016). "Second Trans on the Moon". YA Pride. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  19. "A letter to trans writers who are thinking about trying to get published". Kyle Lukoff. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  20. HCHO (2020-01-27). ""When Aidan Became a Brother" and "The Black Flamingo" win 2020 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Award". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  21. "Charlotte Huck Award (fiction for children)". NCTE. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
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