Jodie Patterson spoke with Scary Mommy about BORN READY, and the importance of “broadening the scope of trans representation for kids and their families.” Patterson told the interviewer: [t]he reason why I wanted to write BORN READY was so that families and classrooms could share this with young eyes. Oftentimes, the adult conversation is discussing ideas that we’re interested in. But younger people have passed that, or they don’t even hold on to some of the same issues that we have as adults. So I didn’t want to put old ideas on new minds. For children to really have a positive story, a triumphant story without much of the weight that adults bring to the conversation around gender and transgender.” Crown Books for Young Readers published the book on April 20, 2021.