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Winona Nelson (Leech Lake Band of Minnesota Ojibwe), Illustration for All The Stars In the Sky by Art Coulson (Cherokee). Courtesy of Winona Nelson. © 2025 Winona Nelson.
Ishita Jain, Illustration for Midnight Motorbike by Maureen Shay Tajsar (Neal Porter Books). Courtesy of the artist. © 2025 Ishita Jain.
Garry Meeches Sr. (Anishinaabe), Illustration for Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer (Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe), Anthony Perry (Chickasaw Nation), and Alexis Bunten (Aleut/Yup’ik). Courtesy of Erin Lamb-Meeches. © 2022 Garry Meeches Sr.
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Join us for a captivating evening of art and literature that includes a special book signing and lecture.
As part of The Carle After Dark series, come experiment with movement in art!
Join author/illustrator Astrid Sheckels as she reads her latest picture book, the long-awaited Hector Fox and the Snowy Surprise, answers questions, and does a drawing demonstration.
Be the first to see the new exhibition! Plus, enjoy special hors d’oeuvres, and live music!
Spooky reads for spooky season
