The Eric Carle Museum, Open Book, Open Play

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Enjoy this interactive storytime for early learners. Move, sing, talk, and explore materials during this interactive storytime designed with toddlers and preschoolers in mind. Recommended for children under 5 and their caregivers. WHO YOU'LL MEET DAVID FEINSTEIN Literacy Educator at The Carle since 2017, David enjoys working with artists, educators, and families to create and share their stories.

The Eric Carle Museum, Special Storytime

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Join author Carol Joy Munro as she shares her debut picture book. Poetic and gorgeously illustrated, Springtime Storks is an ode to the resilience, dedication, and love between two migratory birds, while also delivering an urgent message of conservation. Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online. Who You'll Meet Carol…

The Eric Carle Museum, Special Storytime

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Do you have plans to see the new movie, Paddington 3? Pair it with a storytime with artist R.W. Alley as he shares his book, Paddington’s Post! Paddington’s Post is a funny interactive book that explores Paddington’s life in London. After reading from the book, Alley will do a drawing demonstration on how he creates Paddington Bear. Book signing to follow…

The Eric Carle Museum, Performance

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Nutshell Playhouse Presents: SpyJinks! $4 Tickets Three intrepid spies and a parrot named Taco are on their very first mission. They must rescue the beautiful Jolandalinda who has been kidnapped and hidden on the Island of Very Bad Luck. Follow their adventures as they sink up to their belly buttons in quicksand, get unexpected help…

The Eric Carle Museum, Special Storytime

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Braille Storytime with Mary Westgate For Families February 21, 2025 at 11 - 11:30 am Free with Museum admission Join Berkshire Hills Music Academy’s Mary Westgate for a fun, music-filled storytime featuring singing, musical instruments, and braille books. Who You'll Meet Mary Westgate Mary Westgate has been reading Braille books and singing with children for over 10 years. Mary…

The Eric Carle Museum, Special Storytime

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Join author/illustrator Kari Percival and the Hitchcock Center for the Environment’s Education Director Katie Koerten to learn how to help local frogs, toads and salamanders. Kari will share her new picture book, Safe Crossing, about a family of volunteers who help amphibians cross the street in spring. Book signing and salamander art project to follow program. Can’t…

The Eric Carle Museum, Talk

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Free to Be...You and Me at 50: Music, Messages, and Memories February 27, 2025 at 7 - 8 pm Online Free Register In the early 1970s, Marlo Thomas and fellow collaborators brought the struggle for gender equality into playrooms and classrooms across America. Free to Be…You and Me challenged stereotypes and encouraged freedom of expression through catchy songs such…

The Eric Carle Museum, Family Tour

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Story Chasers Join educator David Feinstein for a fun-filled storytelling adventure! Starting with a read-aloud designed for early learners, we will use books to spark our creativity and chase story themes across the museum, including the galleries, art studio, and Bobbie’s Meadow. Prepare to go wherever the stories take us! WHO YOU'LL MEET DAVID FEINSTEIN Literacy Educator…

The Eric Carle Museum, Groovy Grown-Up ’70s Party

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

$25 General Admission $20 for Members Tickets Calling Gen X! Dust off your bell bottoms and anything crocheted, and join Joshua Sitron and Mya Plunkett for a groovy sing-along, piano karaoke, and dance party inspired by the hit 1970’s record and book, Free to Be…You and Me. Prepare to laugh, dance, sip, and sing your heart out with…

The Eric Carle Museum, Special Storytime

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Join local award-winning author Richard Michelson at the launch storytime event for Next Year in the White House: Barack Obama’s First Presidential Seder. This new picture book tells the true story of how a small Seder dinner on the campaign trail inspired Barack Obama to bring the tradition into the White House and host the first ever…

The Eric Carle Museum, Performance

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 125 W Bay Road, Amherst, MA

Free to Be...You and Me Sing-along Spectacular! Calling All Gen Xers and families with young children! Grab your bell-bottoms or anything crocheted, take our hand, and come along to this fully interactive and participatory show. Join local pianist and song leader Joshua Sitron (Nickelodeon, Disney) and Myka Plunkett (actor, director, educator) for a Free to Be…You and…