Past Events

(Two sessions) Discover the difference between reading with children and reading to children in this interactive workshop.

Join beloved author-illustrator Astrid Sheckels for the launch of her new book Flora and the Jazzers! 

Move, sing, talk, and explore materials during this interactive storytime for early learners.

Join us for a coloring project and goodies for “Book Defenders” to celebrate Banned Book Week at The Carle!

Join us for a day celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, with award-winning author/artist Grace Lin!

Is Leonardo a scary monster or a scaredy cat?

Join Museum Educator David Feinstein for a tour of the galleries.

Bring your dancing feet for creative movement inspired by picture books.

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

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

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.

Embark on a storytelling adventure across the museum.

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

See how words and pictures work together in the picture book form.

Join former Carle educator Megan Dowd Lambert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her book about the Whole Book Approach storytime model.

A special Members’ preview of Cooking with Eric Carle.

Take a morning tour exploring the Barbara Elleman Research Library (BERL), a collection of scholarly resources and rare books. Space is limited.

Join former Carle educator Megan Dowd Lambert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her book about the Whole Book Approach storytime model.

Join us for a tour of the Reading Library Book exhibition, Entwined Memory: Indigenous Stories of Creation, Place, and Continuity, followed by a hands-on workshop with Wampanoag artist Elizabeth James-Perry

Ezra Jack Keats Honor winner Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Caldecott Honoree Aaron Becker will read their new picture book We Go Slow.