coverage is not missed but becomes the reason for not purchasing the book, then self-censorship is alive and well. The next most frequently found titles are as follows: by Harvey The Sissy Duckling Fierstein; by Todd Parr; and by Patricia Polacco. For The Family Book, In Our Mother’s House a brief summary by the publishers of the fourteen books and a photo of the cover art, please see the Selected Picture Books Annotated Bibliography. Table 2. Number of libraries which own at least one copy of title If the is listed in the Title Author # Libraries And Tango Makes Three Justin Richardson 104 catalog, does the The Sissy Duckling Harvey Fierstein 71 The Family Book Todd Parr 71 library own multiple In Our Mother's Patricia Polacco 58 Molly's Family Nancy Garden 35 copies? Some Heather Has Two Mommies Leslea Newman 29 larger library systems King & King Linda deHaahn 28 Daddy, Papa, and Me Leslea Newman 24 purchased multiple Mommy, Mama, and Me Leslea Newman 22 Daddy’s Roommate Michael Willhoite 21 copies of several titles. Bobby’s Wedding Sarah Brannen 16 Antonio’s Card Rigoberto Gonzales 9 The only titles which 10,000 Dresses Marc Ewert 7 Felicia’s Favorite Story Leslie Newman 3 did not have a duplicate copy purchased by any library are10,000 by Marc Ewert and Dresses Felicia’s by Leslea Newman. Appendix B charts the difference between single holdings Favorite Story and multiple holdings across libraries. The next elements investigated in the catalog records for each of the fourteen titles are the subject headings. Library of Congress subject headings are in a constant state of revision. Not as quickly as needed, many would argue, but changes are made to more accurately reflect the changing cultural landscape. If books for young children with LGBTQ characters are to be
coverage is not missed but becomes the reason for not purchasing the book, then self-censorship is alive and well. The next most frequently found titles are as follows: The Sissy Duckling by Harvey Fierstein; The Family Book, by Todd Parr; and In Our Mother’s House by Patricia Polacco. For a brief summary by the publishers of the fourteen books and a photo of the cover art, please see the Selected Picture Books Annotated Bibliography. Table 2. Number of libraries which own at least one copy of title Title Author # Libraries And Tango Makes Three Justin Richardson 104 The Sissy Duckling Harvey Fierstein 71 The Family Book Todd Parr 71 In Our Mother's Patricia Polacco 58 Molly's Family Nancy Garden 35 Heather Has Two Mommies Leslea Newman 29 King & King Linda deHaahn 28 Daddy, Papa, and Me Leslea Newman 24 Mommy, Mama, and Me Leslea Newman 22 Daddy’s Roommate Michael Willhoite 21 Bobby’s Wedding Sarah Brannen 16 Antonio’s Card Rigoberto Gonzales 9 10,000 Dresses Marc Ewert 7 Felicia’s Favorite Story Leslie Newman 3 If the is listed in the catalog, does the library own multiple copies? Some larger library systems purchased multiple copies of several titles. The only titles which did not have a duplicate copy purchased by any library are10,000 Dresses by Marc Ewert and Felicia’s Favorite Story by Leslea Newman. Appendix B charts the difference between single holdings and multiple holdings across libraries. The next elements investigated in the catalog records for each of the fourteen titles are the subject headings. Library of Congress subject headings are in a constant state of revision. Not as quickly as needed, many would argue, but changes are made to more accurately reflect the changing cultural landscape. If books for young children with LGBTQ characters are to be
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