February 2018
The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Special Storytime with Jeanette Bradley
When Mama leaves her young penguin Kipling, he knows she'll return home soon--yet he still can't help but miss her. After all, Pillow Mama won't…
Find out more »Special Storytime with Jeanette Bradley
When Mama leaves her young penguin Kipling, he knows she'll return home soon, yet he still can't help but miss her. After all, Pillow Mama…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
Founded in 2015, Happier Valley Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
Founded in 2015, Happier Family Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Special Sundays in the Studio: Box Art
Join us for a special project in the Art Studio!
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »Special Storytime with Sigrid Schmalzer and Melanie Chan
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean tells its story through the memories of a farm boy who, inspired by Chinese scientist Pu Zhelong, became a…
Find out more »Special Storytime with Sigrid Schmalzer and Melanie Chan
Moth and Wasp, Soil and Ocean tells its story through the memories of a farm boy who, inspired by Chinese scientist Pu Zhelong, became a…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »Eighty Years of Caldecott Books
Exhibition on display from December 12, 2017 - May 13, 2018 during regular Museum hours This exhibition brings together 79 first-edition Caldecott Medal award books,…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Film Screening: I Know A Man, Ashley Bryan
Free with Museum Admission I Know A Man...Ashley Bryan (2016, 57 min.) by Richard Kane and Robert Shetterly is about a 94-year-old creative wonder who…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »The Art of Eric Carle: Night
Exhibition on display from September 8, 2017 - March 18, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Eric Carle is famous for his representations of cheerful suns and…
Find out more »Treasures from the Collection: A 15 Year Celebration
November 19, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Regular Museum Hours In its short history, The Carle has become one of the premier repositories in the…
Find out more »March 2018
After-School Bookmaking Class
Grades K-3 Together we’ll create platforms for your storytelling! Experiment with mark-making and a variety of book forms as you tell your own tales through…
Find out more »Designing Books with Children
In this hands-on workshop, we will explore the book form as a platform for storytelling with children. Together we will construct books that allow you…
Find out more »Meet Jane Yolen
Jane Yolen always knew she wanted to be a writer. Her first big success was in first grade where she wrote the class musical about…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Jane Yolen and Rilla Alexander
In A Bear Sat on My Porch Today, a bear is one of many critters who take over the porch in a hilarious cumulative yarn…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Jane Yolen
In A Bear Sat on My Porch Today, a bear is one of many critters who take over the porch in a hilarious cumulative yarn…
Find out more »After-School Bookmaking Class
Grades K-3 Together we’ll create platforms for your storytelling! Experiment with mark-making and a variety of book forms as you tell your own tales through…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
Founded in 2015, Happier Valley Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity…
Find out more »Annual The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day with Eric Carle Museum
Celebrate the Caterpillar's special day at the annual The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day with the Eric Carle Museum! Throughout the day, you can enjoy a…
Find out more »After-School Bookmaking Class
Grades K-3 Together we’ll create platforms for your storytelling! Experiment with mark-making and a variety of book forms as you tell your own tales through…
Find out more »April 2018
Collage with Micha Archer
$80 (Members $68) Ages 16 and up (4 PDPs) Join teaching artist and illustrator Micha Archer in an exploration of collage. Learn a variety of…
Find out more »May 2018
Paddington Comes to America
April 14 - October 7, 2018 Regular Museum Hours Tues-Fri 10am - 4pm Sat 10am - 5pm Sun 12pm - 5pm This coming April, The…
Find out more »Toddler & Preschool Play Series: Materials Play
Experiment with materials selected specifically for young explorers in the Art Studio!
Find out more »Special Storytime: Aaron Becker
This year's summer vacation will be very different for a young girl and her family without Sascha, the beloved family dog, along for the ride. …
Find out more »Special Storytime: Samantha Berger and Mike Curato
Free with Museum admission Creativity, imagination, self-expression, and the resilience of the human spirit are celebrated in What If..., a picture book written and illustrated…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
Founded in 2015, Happier Valley Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Nadia Hohn
Free with Museum admission In Malaika's Winter Carnival, Malaika has moved to Canada, where everything is different. It's cold, no one understands when she talks,…
Find out more »July 2018
Summer Reading Buddies with Bright Spot Therapy Dogs
Mondays in July and August Children ages 4-11 will enjoy reading aloud to Reading Buddy dogs, who provide a gentle, comforting listener to readers as…
Find out more »Little Kids Yoga
Tuesdays in July and August Ages 3-5 with a caregiver This specially designed yoga class for children and their adult caregivers brings everyone together to…
Find out more »Toddler & Preschool Play Series: Open Book, Open Play
Thursdays in July and August Enjoy an interactive storytime in Bobbie's Meadow, followed by time to move, play, and explore art materials. Free with museum…
Find out more »Word Play with Center Dance Studio
Wednesdays in July and August Ages 3 and up; caregiver participation welcome Free with museum admission. Join The Center Dance Studio for creative movement and…
Find out more »Special Sundays in the Studio: Author/Illustrator Steve Light
July 15, 2018 1:00pm - 4:00pm Free with Museum Admission In the board book Black Bird Yellow Sun, a solitary blackbird wings its way through…
Find out more »Special Storytime: David Hyde Costello
July 20, 2018 10:30am Free with Museum Admission Intrepid Little Pig has trouble keeping up with his older — and bigger — brothers and sisters.…
Find out more »13th Annual Children’s Book Festival: Four Seasons, Five Senses!
July 21, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm Free with Museum Admission Inspired by The Carle’s exhibition, The Art of Eric Carle: Seasons, join us for a…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
July 21, 2018 3:00pm - 4:00pm Free with Museum Admission Founded in 2015, Happier Valley Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass!…
Find out more »Lyra Music Festival and Workshop: Young Artist Program Special Concert
July 26, 2018 2:30pm Free with Museum Admission Classical music touches the heart and inspires the imagination. Join us for a "just-right" concert performed by…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Casey Robinson
July 28, 2018 2:00pm Free with Museum Admission From a factory rooftop, Iver and his good friend Ellsworth (a rooftop bear) are content to watch…
Find out more »August 2018
Free Fun Friday at The Carle!
August 3, 2018 10:00am - 4:00pm FREE Admission Come celebrate picture books with art activities, films, music, and special storytimes with authors/illustrators Jessie Sima and…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Jessie Sima
August 3, 2018 11:00am Free with Museum Admission Harriet loves costumes. She wears them to the dentist, to the supermarket, and most importantly, to her…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Jeff Mack
August 3, 2018 1:00pm Free with Museum Admission Mr. Monkey bakes a cake. He can’t wait to win a ribbon! But first he has to…
Find out more »Starlight Theatre presents Aladdin Jr.
August 4, 2018 11:00am and 1:00pm $7 (Members $6.50) Discover a "Whole New World" with this Disney classic. Based on the Broadway adaptation of the…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Holly Hobbie
August 10, 2018 10:30am Free with Museum Admission Elmore is a porcupine desperate to make friends. But it is hard to seek closeness with others…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
Founded in 2015, Happier Valley Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity…
Find out more »September 2018
Special Storytime with Deborah Blumenthal and Masha D’yans
September 1, 2018 2:00pm Free with Museum Admission Join author Deborah Blumenthal and artist Masha D’yans as they read from their new picture book Polka…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Heidi Stemple and Jane Yolen
September 8, 2018 2:00pm Free with Museum Admission In Monster Academy, authors Heidi Stemple and Jane Yolen present colorful monster children who have familiar human…
Find out more »A Community Celebration: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Turns 50!
Join us for a variety of programs in celebration of The Carle’s special exhibition, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Turns 50. 11:00 am Join Eric Carle…
Find out more »Special Sundays in the Studio: Caterpillar Creativity!
Come explore the Eric Carle Art Studio during one of the museum's Special Sundays in the Studio: Caterpillar Creativity! Create your very own caterpillars in…
Find out more »Paddington PJ Party
September 27, 2018 6:00pm - 8:00pm $5 per child (Members Free) Come see the Paddington Comes to America exhibition in your PJs, and don’t forget…
Find out more »Drawing Paddington with R.W. Alley
September 29, 2018 1:30pm Free with Museum Admission R.W. Alley has been illustrating Michael Bond’s Paddington books for over twenty years. Guests of all ages…
Find out more »October 2018
Special Storytime: Jon Agee
Free with Museum Admission There is a wall in the middle of the book and our hero - a young knight - is sure that…
Find out more »Book Party with Mo Willems!
Free with Museum Admission Reservations are required for the 11:00am and 12:00pm auditorium programs and can be made by calling 413-559-6336. Registration for members begins…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
Founded in 2015, Happier Valley Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity…
Find out more »Toddler & Preschool Play Series: Materials Play
Experiment with materials selected especially for young explorers in the Art Studio.
Find out more »November 2018
Diwali Celebration, with Bharat Babies
Join publishing house Bharat Babies for a fun-filled day of programs celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights celebrated by Jain, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Hindus all…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Grace Lin
Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she bakes with her mama. But she's not supposed to eat any yet! What happens when she can't…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Randall de Sève and Pamela Zagarenski
In Zola's Elephant, New York Times bestselling author Randall de Sève and two-time Caldecott Honor winning artist Pamela Zagarenski tell a tender, witty friendship story…
Find out more »Picture Book Theatre presents The Littlest Matryoshka, by Corinne Demas and illustrator Kathryn Brown
See Corinne Demas' story of The Littlest Matryoshka (with illustrations by Kathryn Brown) come to life with large string puppets worked by Margaret Arsenault, Frances…
Find out more »December 2018
Girl Scout Workshop: Collage Creations
Morning program: 10:00am - 12:30pm Afternoon program: 2:00pm - 4:30pm Open to troops and girls with an adult. Register at www.gscwm.org/en/events/event-list.html.
Find out more »Special Storytime: Kevin Barry
Yo ho ho! It's the first day of kindergarten. Just imagine all the fun things to learn and experience! And who better than a pirate…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Join award-winning authors Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple for this program all about birds! Jane will read from her new picture book Crow…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Join award-winning authors Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple for this program all about birds! Jane will read from her new picture book Crow…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Ryan T. Higgins
Bruce is a lot of things. He is a bear. He is a grump. He is a pretty decent cook. And he is a mother. …
Find out more »Special Storytime: Ryan T. Higgins
Bruce is a lot of things. He is a bear. He is a grump. He is a pretty decent cook. And he is a mother. …
Find out more »Best of the Best in 2018
(1.5 PDPs) In anticipation of the 2019 American Library Association Book & Media Awards, join Susan Bloom from The Center for the Study of Children's…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Mike Curato
Elliot isn't quite sure what Christmas spirit is, but he suspects he doesn't have it. Not even a visit to Santa Claus can put Elliot…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
Founded in 2015, Happier Family Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity…
Find out more »Create with The Carle! Celebration
Celebrate the culmination of the 2018 Create with The Carle! series with us. The event will feature readings of original work by participants of the…
Find out more »Night Owls PJ Party
Hoot! Hoot! Explore the Museum -- and our special exhibition Illustrated Owls: A Who's Hoo from the Vault -- under the cover of night! In…
Find out more »CactusHead Puppets Present: The Bremen Town Musicians
What can a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster do when they have to leave their farm? Become world famous musicians, of course! …
Find out more »CactusHead Puppets Present: The Bremen Town Musicians
What can a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster do when they have to leave their farm? Become world famous musicians, of course! …
Find out more »Special Storytime: Josh Funk
In Mission Defrostable, our favorite breakfast food friends are back and "bready" for their next adventure! There's frost in the fridge--and it's hardened Pudding Pond…
Find out more »Special Storytime: Josh Funk
In Mission Defrostable, our favorite breakfast food friends are back and "bready" for their next adventure! There's a frost in the fridge--and it's hardened Pudding…
Find out more »January 2019
Across the Curriculum with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
(4 PDPs) 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the beloved children's book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Join Carle educators and their colleagues from The Museum…
Find out more »Our Voices: Sharing Stories of Kindness and Family
Enjoy a storytime with soulful storyteller Onawumi Jean Moss as she reads from picture books highlighted in the special exhibition Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta…
Find out more »Happier Family Comedy Show
Founded in 2015, Happier Family Comedy is the heart of improv comedy in Western Mass! Their Happier Family Comedy Show is all about letting creativity…
Find out more »Experiments in Paper Marbling
(Snow Date: Thursday, January 31) Adult workshop, ages 16 and up Join The Carle's Art Educators in this evening workshop and experiment with easy-to-find materials…
Find out more »First Book Friendiversary
The Carle has teamed up with friends from First Book to observe their Friendiversary, an annual celebration of friendship and reading. Bring a friend and…
Find out more »March 2020
Annual Friendiversary at The Carle
Join The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA for its Annual Friendiversary at The Carle, a FREE family day that celebrates…
Find out more »November 2020
Drive-Thru Pool Party/Book Launch Diary of a Wimpy Kid With Author
Join The Eric Carle Museum for a Drive-Thru Pool Party/Book Launch Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Deep End with Author Jeff Kinney! For the…
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