In The West Gallery
Eric Carle: A Feast for the Eyes
September 21, 2010 - March 20, 2011
Join us for a smorgasbord of picture book art that explores the unique role food plays throughout children’s literature. The works of Eric Carle, as well as the works of other artists from our permanent collection, illustrate a range of themes, from food as basic sustenance to food as the center of family social life. For Carle, for example, food has been a leitmotif — famously, a caterpillar storing up food for its transformation into a butterfly, and with equal determination, a little boy making pancakes truly from scratch. Additional events highlighting the exhibits are planned in our reading library, auditorium, and art studio.

In The East Gallery
Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books
October 15, 2010 - January 23, 2011
A collaboration with the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles travels to The Carle and The National Yiddish Book Center on October 15, 2010 where it will be on view until January 23, 2011. This ambitious exhibition explores the evolution of Jewish picture books from illuminated manuscripts, alef-bets [books of Hebrew letters], and Passover Haggadot to stories that consider monsters [golems, dybbuks, and wild things], life in the shtetl, and the role of migration in Jewish life. Curated by Ilan Stavans, Lewis-Sebring Professor of Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, and independent scholar, Neal Sokol, the exhibition comprises a “who’s who” of picture-book artists, including, among others, Mordicai Gerstein, Nonny Hogrogian, Trina Schart Hyman, Maurice Sendak, Uri Shulevitz, and William Steig. There is an 80-page illustrated catalogue.

In The Central Gallery
Partners in Wonder: Selections from the Collection of Jane Yolen
December 14, 2010 - May 1, 2011
Jane Yolen has enjoyed a long and distinguished career writing books for young and older children. Her ability to connect so seamlessly to such a varied audience developmentally is remarkable. In the process, she has forged deep ties to many of the artists that have illustrated her books, and through the years they have given her works from many of these collaborations. This exhibition constitutes a small selection of paintings and drawings that Jane has amassed over the years. Among the artists that included are: Kathryn Brown, Tomie dePaola, Jane Dyer, Lauren Mills, Barry Moser, Dennis Nolan, and Ruth Sanderson.

In The East Gallery
What a Circus! The Art of Etienne Delessert
February 8 - June 5, 2011
This retrospective of Delessert surveys his distinguished career that comprises more than eighty books collectively translated into fourteen languages. From his early collaboration with Eugene Ionesco to surreal and politically charged interpretations of Who Killed Cock Robin? and Humpty Dumpty, Delessert intrigues his readers, young and old, with his imaginary creatures and landscapes.

In The West Gallery
Eric Carle / Recent Acquisitions
April 5 - September 4, 2011

In The Central Gallery
The Carle Collection
May 17 - November 27, 2011

In The East Gallery
Tomi Ungerer
June 21 - October 9, 2011

In The West Gallery
Eric Carle / Recent Acquisitions
September 20, 2011 - March 18, 2012

In The East Gallery
Jules Feiffer
October 25, 2011 - January 22, 2012

In The Central Gallery
The Carle Collection
December 13, 2011 - May 6, 2012

In The East Gallery
We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, original paintings by Kadir Nelson
February 7 - June 10, 2012

In The West Gallery
Eric Carle / Recent Acquisitions
April 3 - September 2, 2012

In The Central Gallery
The Carle Collection
May 22 - November 25, 2012

In The West Gallery
Eric Carle / Recent Aquisitions
September 18, 2012 - March 17, 2013

In The East Gallery
Ezra Jack Keats
November 6, 2012 - February 17, 2013

In The Central Gallery
The Carle Collection
December 11, 2012 - May 5, 2013

In The West Gallery
Eric Carle: Dream Snow
April 2 - September 1, 2013