Issue 131 - Digital Version

ISSUE NO 131 1967 Cover Image by Eleonore Schmid Issue 131 of Graphis magazine is devoted entirely to the artistically valuable children's book. Articles include an Editor's Note written by Editor In Chief Walter Herdeg and Introducing this special issue, written by Jella Lepman, as well as New Trends in Czechoslovak Children's Books, by Dr. Arsen Pohribny; Children's Books in France, by Dr. Robert F. Klein; The German Picture-Book Gains Ground, by Dr. Hans A. Halbey; Children's Book Illustration in England, by Judy Taylor & John Ryder; Notes on Japanese Picture-Books, by Bettina Hürlimann; Thoughts on Children's Books in Poland, by Olga Siemaszková; The Swiss Picture-Book Today, by Bettina Hürlimann; Children's Book Production in the U.S.A., by Harlin Quist; and Children's Books: A European Miscellany, by Stanley Mason. CONTENTS 206 Walter Herdeg, Zürich: Editor's Note 206 Jella Lepman, Zürich: Introducing this special issue 208 Dr. Arsen Pohribny, Prague: New Trends in Czechoslovak Children's Books 216 Dr. Robert F. Klein, Winterthur: Children's Books in France 224 Dr. Hans A. Halbey, Offenbach a.M.: The German Picture-Book Gains Ground 232 Judy Taylor / John Ryder, London: Children's Book Illustration in England 242 Bettina Hürlimann, Zürich: Notes on Japanese Picture-Books 250 Olga Siemaszková, Warschau: Thoughts on Children's Books in Poland 262 Bettina Hürlimann, Zürich: The Swiss Picture-Book Today 272 Harlin Quist, New York: Children's Book Production in the U.S.A. 294 Stanley Mason, Zürich: Children's Books: A European Miscellany 315 Varia 317 Book Reviews