When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff
Plot Summary: When Aidan was born, everyone thought he was a girl. His parents gave him a pretty name, his room looked like a girl's room, and he wore clothes that other girls liked wearing. After he realized he was a trans boy, Aidan and his parents fixed the parts of his life that didn't fit anymore, and he settled happily into his new life. Then Mom and Dad announce that they're going to have another baby, and Aidan wants to do everything he can to make things right for his new sibling from the beginning--from choosing the perfect name to creating a beautiful room to picking out the cutest onesie. But what does "making things right" actually mean? And what happens if he messes up? With a little help, Aidan comes to understand that mistakes can be fixed with honesty and communication, and that he already knows the most important thing about being a big brother: how to love with his whole self. When Aidan Became a Brother is a heartwarming book that will resonate with transgender children, reassure any child concerned about becoming an older sibling, and celebrate the many transitions a family can experience.
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This story is about a black trans boy (by a trans author!) getting ready for a new baby sibling. We do get the story of Aidan’s transition, but it happens as a prologue to the plot of the story. The explanation of transgender was well done, as it both affirmed Aidan’s experience of feeling like he didn’t belong as a girl and acknowledged the range of things a girl can be. The preparations for the baby were kept carefully gender neutral and Aidan worries about getting everything just perfect. But, his mother reminds him that they made mistakes and they helped each other through them with love and support and that’s what matters. The author’s note at the end of the book connects what Aidan is feeling to other transgender kids, kids that feel a little out of place, kids that worry about making mistakes, and kids like you, reader.