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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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Illustration of girl reading book in tree to tropical birds.
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
Photograph of two people reading a book together.
Current Exhibition

Artful Collaboration: Eric Carle & Ann Beneduce

September 7, 2024 - September 7, 2025
A young child draws with green and blue colored pencils to extend a piece of a map onto a larger piece of white paper.
Event

Everyday Art Project: Marvelous Maps

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Collage your own marvelous map!

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For Families
Performances

Sunset Thursdays


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Enjoy a late evening at The Carle full of nature, art, and music!

Profile of a boy and ox looking at one another.
Artists & Authors
For Families

Special Storytime: Regina Linke


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From the creator of the beloved webcomic The Oxherd Boy, comes this dazzling, gorgeously illustrated picture book about a little boy who learns he is big enough to do big things. 

a Black boy holding a platter of food and a Black woman holding a fish
Artists & Authors
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Special Storytime: Winsome Bingham & C. G. Esperanza


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A new picture book about family, fishing, and the passing down of traditions.

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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