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GRIBETZ GOTTLIEB /JEW ISH BOOK COUNCIL
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dates were provided and recipients were encouraged to network
with local fair coordinators.
CH ILDREN ’S LITERATURE SYMPOSIUM
“Maximizing Sales to Foreign Markets: Creating a Cooper
ative for Publishers of Children’s Literature with Jewish Con
tent” was the subject of a symposium held on February 26, 1991.
It served as a select task force of editors, writers, agents and
subrights professionals designed to explore concerns facing the
Jewish children’s book community. The following topics were
discussed:
• Books that “travel well”: themes and genres
• Educating foreign publishers about the market
• Encouraging the demand in overseas markets: Jewish and
general
• Incentives to foreign publishers
• Understanding the climate in specific countries and their
receptivity to children’s book publishing
• Establishing a presence at the Bologna Fair
• Strategies to enlist the cooperation of American publishers
The task force found that much of the subrights being ar
ranged currently were haphazard and that projects in foreign
countries had to be approached in a more focused manner.
Plans were made to connect with representatives in other coun
tries who were interested in developing indigenous Jewish chil
d ren ’s books.
JEW ISH BOOK MON TH
Jewish Book Month was observed from November 12 to De
cember 12, 1990. This year’s Book Month posters were designed
and illustrated by Giora Carmi and Erika Weihs. Giora Carmi
is a freelance illustrator, designer and fine artist. He has illus
trated and designed children’s books and his political cartoons
appear regularly in the New York Times. Erika Weihs is a
freelance illustrator and fine artist who has exhibited her paint
ings nationally and illustrated many children’s books.
The children’s poster, designed by Ms. Weihs, colorfully im