StonewallBookAwardWinner-AmericanLibraryAssociation(ALA)Thissweetandgroundbreakingpicturebook,winnerofthe2020StonewallBookAward,celebratesthechangesinatransgenderboy’slife,fromhisinitialcoming-outtobecomingabigbrother.WhenAidanwasborn,everyonethoughthewasagirl.Hisparentsgavehimaprettyname,hisroomlookedlikeagirl’sroom,andheworeclothesthatothergirlslikedwearing.Afterherealizedhewasatransboy,Aidanandhisparentsfixedthepartsoflifethatdidn’tfitanymore,andhesettledhappilyintohisnewlife.ThenMomandDadannouncethatthey’regoingtohaveanotherbaby,andAidanwantstodoeverythinghecantomakethingsrightforhisnewsiblingfromthebeginning--fromchoosingtheperfectnametocreatingabeautifulroomtopickingoutthecutestonesie.Butwhatdoes“makingthingsright“actuallymean?Andwhathappensifhemessesup?Withalittlehelp,Aidancomestounderstandthatmistakescanbefixedwithhonestyandcommunication,andthathealreadyknowsthemostimportantthingaboutbeingabigbrother:howtolovewithhiswholeself.WhenAidanBecameaBrotherisaheartwarmingbookthatwillresonatewithtransgenderchildren,reassureanychildconcernedaboutbecominganoldersibling,andcelebratethemanytransitionsafamilycanexperience.
