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| Author | Jane Severance |
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| Illustrator | Jan Jones |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Lollipop Power |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 35 |
| ISBN | 0-914996-24-X |
Lots of Mommies is a 1983 picture book written by Jane Severance and illustrated by Jan Jones. In the story, Emily is raised by four women. Other children at her school doubt that she has "lots of mommies" but when she is injured, her four parents rush to her aid and her schoolmates accept that she does indeed have "lots of mommies".
The work was Severance's second to be published by Lollipop Power and her second picture book overall. Lots of Mommies has received praise in feminist news outlets since its publication and has attracted debate from children's literature scholars and others as to whether it should be considered a work of LGBTQ children's literature, absent explicit textual confirmation of Emily's mothers' relationships to one another. The work has also been noted for depicting a non-traditional family.