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Eric Carle, Illustration for A House for Hermit Crab. Collection of Eric and Barbara Carle. © 1987 Penguin Random House LLC.
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See what all the fuzuê is about!
What happens when the characters in a book walk off the page?
There is no one right way to live or to love.
Explore sculpting with paper to build wearable art!
Join us at The Carle for a spooktacular celebration of the autumn season!
Join author Patrick Hulse as he reads At Our Table, a fresh and inclusive look at Thanksgiving.
A special Members’ preview of Free to Be…You and Me: 50 Years of Stories and Songs!
Currently on our minds: fun books for fall fungi foraging
