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The Carle is the international champion for picture book art. We collect, preserve, and present picture book art for audiences passionate about art and books.

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Current Exhibition

The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place

June 14, 2025 - January 4, 2026
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Current Exhibition

Open + Shut: Celebrating the Art of Endpapers

April 19 - November 9, 2025
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Upcoming Exhibition

Cooking with Eric Carle

September 20, 2025 - September 6, 2026
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Everyday Art Project: This, Then... That!

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Create your own comic!

Announcing The Carle Honors!
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Artists & Authors
Workshops

Back to Basics: Storytelling with Cut Loose Collage Workshops


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Join local collage artist Michael Sjostedt and rediscover the simple joy of artmaking.  

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Artists & Authors
For Families

Special Storytime: Britt Crow-Miller


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After 400 years in the forest, it’s time for Old Oak to fall. With a pop, frenzy of snaps, and a flurry of movement, she leans to one side and falls heavily to rest on the forest floor. But the woodland creatures soon discover Old Oak’s life is actually just beginning, and her legacy will serve the forest for hundreds of years to come.

Baby Ballena
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For Families

Draw Baby Ballena with Marcos Almada Rivero


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Draw baby whales with Marcos Almada Rivero to celebrate the release of Baby Ballena!

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Performances

MISTER G: Baby Ballena Book Release Concert


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Join us for a concert with MISTER G celebrating his new book, Baby Ballena, illustrated by Marcos Almada Rivero.

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Currently on our minds: books for sunny picnics and starry summer nights

A child in pajamas plays a drum floating in the sky amid a rollercoaster and fireworks.

Bright Lights and Summer Nights

A firefly glows in the night against a green leaf.

Firefly, Light Up the Sky

A group of children gather around a picnic table about to cut into a fruit pie.

Pie is for Sharing

The Very Hungry Caterpillar sits atop a picnic basket of various foods sitting in the grass.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Garden Picnic

A group of pigs happily run through the grass holding a picnic basket.

Pignic

A crocodile bites into a big watermelon slice.

The Watermelon Seed