Kyle Lukoff


Kyle Lukoff is a children's book author, school librarian, and former bookseller. He is most known for When Aidan Became a Brother.

Personal life

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

Education

Lukoff graduated from Barnard College 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.
His first book, A Storytelling of Ravens, was published in 2018 by House of Anansi Press and illustrated by Natalie Nelson. His second book, When Aidan Became a Brother, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, is a story about a transgender boy awaiting a new sibling. The book was published by Lee & Low, an independent publisher known for works by unpublished authors and illustrators of color.
Lukoff's Max and Friends series was released in November 2019 with Call Me Max, illustrated by Luciano Luzano. Lukoff's most recent publication is called Explosion at the Poem Factory and was illustrated by Mark Hoffman.

Books