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The Eric Carle Museum
of Picture Book Art
  • 125 West Bay Road
  • Amherst, MA 01002

Hours

  • Thursday, Friday 10 am - 4 pm
  • Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
  • Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Closed Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday

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  • Read here about the remarkable life of Eric Carle More
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  • REGISTER NOW for the 2021 Virtual Carle Honors and Art Auction More
  • Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Children's Books More
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News

Picture Books We Love

Best Picture Books of 2009

It's that time of year again!  Susan Bloom, Professor Emeritus from Simmons College, was back again this past Saturday for her annual "Best Books" list here at The Carle. Susan says 2009 is the year for heights.  Whether it's an egg who wants to fly, a princess that floats, or space shuttle to the moon, these books will take you higher and higher!  If you missed her wonderful presentation in our auditorium, don't worry - here's her list of the best of the best: Higher and Higher: Picturebooks of Distinction in 2009 READ MORE

When "What's Good For A Three Year Old?" Means "What's Good For A Thirty Year Old?"

Tis the season of friends and  relations, when "What's good for a three year old?" may mean "I don't know anything about the child I'm shopping for." How's a bookseller to help? I ask about the parents. Personal interests, musical tastes, favorite vacation activities: clues to family lifestyle. Because these book-buyers are shopping for a family gift, and books they'll choose must match parental values. READ MORE

Wordless Books

One of my favorite customers comes in regularly looking for books to send to her grandchildren in Japan.  The children don't read English well, but she still loves sending them books, and so she's always looking for new suggestions for books with fabulous illustrations with little or no text.  There's just something so universal about being able to read a story simply through its pictures, without any barriers or language or age, don't you think? Some of my favorite books to recommend are: READ MORE

The Carle Book Shop Blog Goes Live

Welcome to The Eric Carle Museum Bookstore's new blog. This multivocal hodgepodge of opinions, queries and book reviews aims to entertain and engage. Our blogging team is: Super-duper Barbara Elleman, Higgledy-piggledy Andy Laties, and Razzle-dazzle Eliza Brown. Can we write a couple of fun and useful posts each week? Like Eric Carle's inspiring menagerie of humble bugs, we won't quit trying. We hope you like our show. READ MORE

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