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The Carle is the international champion for picture books. We collect, preserve, and present picture books and picture-book illustrations for audiences passionate about children’s literature.

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Explore Art

Illustration of children with hands in air.

Current Exhibition

Alphabet Soup: How Picture Books Are Made, From A to Z

January 13 - June 2, 2024

From woodblocks to pixels.

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Illustration of A and B animals on parade.

Current Exhibition

Kid in a Candy Store: The Picture Book Art of Seymour Chwast

November 18, 2023 - April 21, 2024

Enter a world of whimsy.

Two people sitting at a table drawing, art materials and books also on the table

Making Art Together

The Bigger Picture!

Create a unique folded drawing that reveals a bigger picture!

Upcoming Events

Collage of people holding different signs, including "Love," "Hello!," and "There is no line where art stops and life begins."

Special Storytime: Mara Rockliff

Saturday, April 20 2024
2 - 2:30 pm

Learn about Sister Corita Kent, the “pop art nun” who made signs with messages of love, hope, peace, and justice.

A book cover showing an assortment of animals holding musical instruments, surrounding the words, "Animal Albums from A to Z."

Cece Bell's Musical Power Hour

Sunday, April 28 2024
2 - 2:45 pm

Cece Bell will discuss her new book, Animal Albums from A to Z! Drawing, music, dancing, music videos—we will have so much fun!

A group of children have big smiles on their faces as they sit on the floor of a school library listening to a story being read aloud by picture book maker Mac Barnett.

Film: Story & Pictures By

Thursday, May 9 2024
5:30 - 8 pm

A documentary about the power and reach of children’s picture books.

In the Bookshop

Currently on our minds: picture books to welcome spring

A child in a green raincoat, rainboots and frog hat jumps in a puddle in the rain.

Rain!

A child wearing a pink polka dot raincoat peers over a garden bed at a worm and sprouting seeds.

How to Say Hello to a Worm

A child with a dog pulls a red wagon full of plants and seedlings.

And Then It's Spring

A smiling dark skinned child wearing a yellow flowered t-shirt holds a wooden bird house

A Beautiful House for Birds

Two identical light skinned twins with short black hair earing white dresses ride bicycles in the pain by a pond.

Chirri & Chirra: The Rainy Day

An orange flower with green leaves and bright yellow center grows against a white background.

The Tiny Seed