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The Child in the Mothers' Heart
Paul Janson; Kevin Scott Gierman
Published 2011
Book
A companion adoption-origin picture book about a child and two mothers.
Overview
The Child in the Mothers' Heart is locally cataloged as a 2011 companion to The Child in the Fathers' Heart. The local record describes a two-mother adoption-origin story that follows the same basic pattern as the fathers' title: parents hold a child in their hearts, search, and bring the child into the family through adoption. Public evidence confirms the pair at bibliography level, and Lulu provides stronger production evidence for the fathers' companion. The mothers' volume should be presented carefully because title form, ISBN, cover, and contributor roles still depend on the held copy.[1][2][3][4]
Companion Variants
The collection record is strongest when read beside the fathers' volume. The local catalog says the two books are nearly identical except for parent gender, while the public checklist lists both titles in parallel. That pairing makes the mothers' book important even with a thin exact record: it documents a strategy of making separate but matching adoption-origin stories for different same-sex-parent families.[1][2][3]
Adoption-Origin Frame
Lulu describes the fathers' companion as a picture book for adopted children of gay parents. The local catalog extends the same family-origin frame to the mothers' volume. For the public record, that supports a careful statement about the pair's shared adoption theme, while avoiding unsupported details about this exact copy's pages, image, and identifier.[3][1][2]
Title And Credit Variation
The title trail is unstable. The local catalog uses Mothers' Heart, while public creator listings often use Mothers' Hearts; the better-documented fathers' title shows similar variation between product page and cover. This is a useful bibliographic feature, not simply a defect. It shows why a special-collection record must distinguish public listings from the physical book in hand.[1][3][4][5]
Timeline
- 2011Catalog dateThe local catalog dates the mothers' title to 2011.[1]
- 2011Bibliography listingThe COSMV bibliography lists the mothers' title by Paul Janson as a Lulu.com picture book.[2]
- 2011Companion publication contextLulu dates the fathers' companion title to October 11, 2011, with a 24-page square saddle-stitch format.[3]
Companion Record
The available evidence supports a paired-title record, with exact copy details to come from the object.
2011
Mothers' title
Listed publicly as a Lulu.com picture book in a two-mother category.
2011
Fathers' companion
Documented more fully through a Lulu product page and matching collection record.
Explore Connections
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Linked records
The Child in the Fathers' Heart
The local catalog and public bibliography treat the fathers' and mothers' titles as parallel adoption-origin books.
Felicia's Favorite Story
Both records belong to the collection's group of child-facing adoption-origin stories involving two mothers.
Shared themes
Renee's Family
A Lulu picture book about a child with two mothers and a daycare community of many family forms.
The Child in the Fathers' Heart
A print-on-demand adoption-origin picture book about a child adopted by two fathers.
Families, a Coloring Book
A Michael Willhoite coloring book that presents many family structures, including two mothers and two fathers.
The White Swan Express
A China-adoption picture book with multiple adopting families, including a lesbian couple, and a later Singapore library-access history.
Nearby dates
A Tale of Two Mommies
A VanitaBooks companion picture book using questions and everyday care to present a child with two mothers.
ABCs with Keesha. My Family!
An alphabet and activity companion to the Keesha/My Family books for children of LGBTQ parents.
Donovan's Big Day
A two-mother wedding picture book centered on a child's ritual preparation and role as ring bearer.
I Love Ewe
A Lulu children's book using animal allegory to address same-sex love, prejudice, and adoption.
Citation
The Child in the Mothers' Heart. Paul Janson; Kevin Scott Gierman. Lulu.com, 2011. Tarpey-Schwed LGBT Families Children's Book Special Collection, Mechanics' Institute. Collection ID: KB-053.
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Sources
- Local catalog seed for The Child in the Mothers' Heart · catalog
- Children's Books Portraying LGBT Parents · bibliography
- Lulu record for The Child In the Fathers' Hearts · publisher
- Goodreads author page for Paul Janson · creator_listing
- Goodreads author page for Kevin Scott Gierman · creator_listing
- Research status index · internal