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Tag: Kyle Lukoff

March 7, 2025 by Betsy Bird

A Conversation Worth Reading: Kyle Lukoff Discusses His Work and A World Worth Saving

An amazing amalgamation of thoughts, themes, and ideas that could have ended up an unholy mess and, instead, work. Today, I talk with Kyle Lukoff about his Jewish/trans/epic fantasy latest.

February 15, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Veggie Tattletales: An Interview with Kyle Lukoff About, There’s No Such Thing As Vegetables

"...I also believe that this book is, by far, my most politically radical." What's so subversive about veggies? Kyle Lukoff tells all.

April 17, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff, ill. Kaylani Juanita

Today we're sticking it to Ron DeSantis and breaking our 20-year rule to feature one of the best trans picture books ever created for kids.

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Review of the Day: Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff

February 3, 2022 by Betsy Bird

I review the latest from Kyle Lukoff and, yes, there will be spoilers. A brave title for a time when we need brave books for kids more than ever.

Review of the Day: Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

February 18, 2021 by Betsy Bird

The publisher sold this book to me as Doll Bones with a trans narrative and maybe that’s the best description you should hope for. Smart. Original. Necessary. Thank god we have this book now.

Frog and Toad Were More Than Friends: A Guest Post by Kyle Lukoff

July 14, 2020 by Betsy Bird

"While I don’t want queerness to always be relegated to the shadows, overhead lighting doesn’t do anyone any favors, either." Kyle Lukoff tells us tales of Frogs and Toads, secret rooms, and the longstanding tradition of queer values in children's literature.

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When Kyle wrote Aidan: Process and the Trans Child Narrative

April 16, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Kyle Lukoff discusses his trans boy picture book When Aidan Became a Brother and explains why, to make use of a Rudolph metaphor, "we're all jerk reindeers AND misfit toys at the same time."

Review of the Day: A Storytelling of Ravens by Kyle Lukoff and Natalie Nelson

November 16, 2018 by Betsy Bird

A Storytelling of Ravens By Kyle Lukoff Illustrated by Natalie Nelson Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press $18.95 ISBN: 978-1-55498-912-6 Ages 4-7 On shelves now Humans love groups. We love separating ourselves into them, or putting other people into them (even when they don’t particularly want to be grouped). As small children, it’s one […]

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