Edge Rewrite
location Source code View original
// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a2657d6f4cbe8821

Jump to content

Kyle Lukoff

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kyle Lukoff
Born (1984-06-05) June 5, 1984 (age 42)
Skokie, Illinois, United States
OccupationSchool librarian
Alma materBarnard College
Notable worksWhen Aidan Became a Brother, Too Bright to See
Website
kylelukoff.com

Kyle Lukoff (born 1984) 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 for Call Me Max, which gained attention when parents in Texas complained about the book being read in an elementary school classroom[2] and a Utah school district canceled its book program after the book was read to third graders.[3]

Personal life

[edit]

Lukoff is a transgender man, who 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

[edit]

Lukoff went to Edmonds-Woodway High School then graduated from Barnard College[6] in 2006. While at Barnard, he was a member of Columbia University's Philolexian Society.[7] He earned his Master's degree in library science from Queens College in 2012.[8]

Career

[edit]

Lukoff was a school librarian at the Corlears School in New York City[9] until he quit his job to write full time in 2020. His first book, A Storytelling of Ravens, was published in 2018 by House of Anansi Press and illustrated by Natalie Nelson.[10] His second book, When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita,[11] is a story about a transgender boy awaiting a new sibling.[12] The book was published by Lee & Low, an independent publisher known for works by unpublished authors and illustrators of color.[13]

Lukoff's Max and Friends series was released in November 2019 with Call Me Max, illustrated by Luciano Luzano.[14] In April 2020, he published Explosion at the Poem Factory, which was illustrated by Mark Hoffman.[15] In 2021, he published Too Bright to See, which won the Stonewall award and a Newbery Honor,[16] and was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[17] He also wrote Different Kinds of Fruit. His 2024 novel A World Worth Saving is a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.[18]

Publications

[edit]

Books

[edit]
Title Year Notes Ref.
A Storytelling of Ravens 2018 Illustrated by Natalie Nelson
When Aidan Became a Brother 2019 Illustrated by Kaylani Juanita
Explosion at the Poem Factory 2020 Illustrated by Mark Hoffman
Too Bright to See 2021
Different Kinds of Fruit 2022 [19]
If You're a Kid Like Gavin With Gavin Grimm [20]
Awake, Asleep 2023 Illustrated by Nadia Alam
There's No Such Thing as Vegetables 2024 Illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi [21]
I'm Sorry You Got Mad Illustrated by Julie Kwon [22]
Just What to Do Illustrated by Hala Tahboub [23]
A World Worth Saving 2025 [24]
My Little Golden Book About Pride Illustrated by Michelle Jing Chan [25]
Are You a Friend of Dorothy? The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped Illustrated by Levi Hastings [26]
The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation 2026 Illustrated by Kat Fajardo [27]
The Vicious Cycle: A Story of Healing Illustrated by Priscilla Tey [28]
Should I Stay or Should You Go? 2027 [29]

Book series

[edit]
  • Max
Title Year Notes
Call Me Max 2019 Illustrated by Luciano Lozano
Max and the Talent Show
Max on the Farm 2020
  • Mermaid Days
Title Year Notes Ref.
Mermaid Days #1: The Sunken Ship 2022 Illustrated by Kat Uno [30]
Mermaid Days #2: The Sea Monster
Mermaid Days #3: A New Friend 2023

Essays

[edit]
Title In Ref.
"Taking up Space" Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation [31]
"Evaluating Transgender Picture Books; Calling for Better Ones" School Library Journal [32]
"Second Trans on the Moon" YA Pride [33]
"A letter to trans writers who are thinking about trying to get published." [34]

Awards

[edit]
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2025 Kyle Lukoff Children's Literature Lecture Won [35]
2022 Too Bright to See Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Won [36]
Too Bright to See Newbery Honored
2021 Too Bright to See National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist [17]
2020 When Aidan Became a Brother Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Won [37]
Outstanding Fiction for Children Charlotte Huck Award Honored [38]

References

[edit]
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "#49 - Poem Explosion with author Kyle Lukoff - Buttons & Figs (podcast)". Listen Notes. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  8. ↑ Kyle (2012-09-13). "A Letter to Corlears Parents". Corlears School Library Blog. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  9. ↑ "Staff Profiles | Corlears School | NYC". Corlears School. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "A Storytelling of Ravens". House of Anansi Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  11. ↑ Lukoff, Kyle; Juanita, Kaylani (2019). When Aidan became a brother. Lee & Low Books Incorporated. ISBN 9781620148372. OCLC 1055840422.
  12. ↑ "Kyle Lukoff". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  13. ↑ "About Us | Lee & Low Books". www.leeandlow.com. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Reycraft Books | Max and Friends: Call Me Max". www.reycraftbooks.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "Explosion at the Poem Factory". House of Anansi Press. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "American Library Association announces 2022 Youth Media Award winners". 24 January 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Too Bright to See". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  18. ↑ "2025 National Book Awards Finalists Announced". National Book Foundation. The National Book Foundation. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff: 9780593111185 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  20. ↑ "If You're a Kid Like Gavin". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  21. ↑ Lukoff, Kyle (2024). There's No Such Thing as Vegetables. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250867841.
  22. ↑ "I'm Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff: 9780593462911 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  23. ↑ "Just What to Do by Kyle Lukoff: 9780593462942 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  24. ↑ "A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff: 9780593618981 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  25. ↑ "My Little Golden Book About Pride by Kyle Lukoff: 9780593807859 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  26. ↑ Are You a Friend of Dorothy?. 2025-04-29. ISBN 978-1-6659-3166-3.
  27. ↑ The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class: Sebastian Metzger Solves a Sticky Situation. 2025-07-07. ISBN 978-0-316-59431-8.
  28. ↑ . 2025-07-22 https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kyle-lukoff/the-vicious-cycle/. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  29. ↑ "Should I Stay or Should You Go? by Kyle Lukoff". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2026-05-11.
  30. ↑ "The Sunken Ship: An Acorn Book (Mermaid Days #1)". shop.scholastic.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  31. ↑ Bornstein, Kate; Bergman, S. Bear (2010). Gender outlaws: the next generation. Basic Books. ISBN 9781580053082. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  32. ↑ Lukoff, Kyle. "Evaluating Transgender Picture Books; Calling for Better Ones". School Library Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  33. ↑ Lukoff, Kyle (21 November 2016). "Second Trans on the Moon". YA Pride. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  34. ↑ "A letter to trans writers who are thinking about trying to get published". Kyle Lukoff. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  35. ↑ "Kyle Lukoff to deliver 2025 Children's Literature Lecture | ALA". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
  36. ↑ Harris, Elizabeth A. (2022-01-24). "Donna Barba Higuera Wins Newbery Medal for 'The Last Cuentista'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  37. ↑ 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.
  38. ↑ "Charlotte Huck Award (fiction for children)". NCTE. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kyle_Lukoff&oldid=1365465213"