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The Eric Carle Museum
of Picture Book Art
  • 125 West Bay Road
  • Amherst, MA 01002
Hours
  • Tues. – Fri. 10am – 4pm
  • Saturday 10am – 5pm
  • Sunday 12pm – 5pm

Visit the carle

  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show benefit in New York More
  • New Book Features the Whole Book Approach to Reading Picture Books with Children through a Focus on Artwork and Design More
  • The Carle Adds Four New Board Members, Two Local More
  • The Carle Announces $2,000,000 Gift to the Endowment More

News

  • The Art of Eric Carle: From A to Z September 15, 2015 - March 20, 2016 Illustration from 1,2,3, TO THE ZOO: A COUNTING BOOK BY ERIC CARLE © 1968 by Eric Carle Expand
    The Art of Eric Carle: From A to Z September 15, 2015 - March 20, 2016
  • A Taste for Adventure: The Art of William Pène du Bois December 15, 2015 - May 1, 2016 Illustration © 1947 by William Pène du Bois from THE TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS [The Viking Press, 1947] The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Gift of the Charles Collection. Reproduced with permission from The Estate of William Pène du Bois. Expand
    A Taste for Adventure: The Art of William Pène du Bois December 15, 2015 - May 1, 2016
  • Coming soon...Magician of the Modern: The Art of Leonard Weisgard March 8 - June 5, 2016 Illustration c 1948 by Leonard Weisgard from Pelican Here / Pelican There by Leonard Weisgard [Scribner, 1948] Expand
    Coming soon...Magician of the Modern: The Art of Leonard Weisgard March 8 - June 5, 2016

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Classes

Enroll Simmons College at The Carle
Open to non-degree students

 

 

 

 Give & Join

Every gift helps instill a love of art and reading!

Brave Irene © 1986 by William Steig Virtual Tour

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Events

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day March 20th

 

 
February 28
Special Storytime with Liza Gardner Walsh and Hazel Mitchell more
March 5
Northampton Community Music Center Family Concert Series: Jack and Kitty more
March 12
Meet Gareth Hinds more
Events
Classes

Whole Book Approach Workshop 2/19/15

 

 

 

 

 


 

Illustration from Gorky Rises © 1980 by William Steig.
Calendar

Every day: Art-making, films,
and scavenger hunts…

Illustration © 2013 by R. O. Blechman Blogs

Making Art with Children blog
Picture Book blog

 
 

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