Eric Carle Museum
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has a number of programs that may be of interest to teachers and parents. These professional Development programs, focused on encouraging critical and creative thinking through the arts, include Cultivating Quality: Education in Pistoia, Italy, The Whole Book Approach, Eric Carle Tissue Paper Workshop, Multicultual Criticism and many more. Upcoming spring/summer events can be found at: http://www.picturebookart.org/Programs_Events/Upcoming
For more information on the Carle’s collaboration with Simmon’s College in creating a MFA in writing for children (beginning September 2008), visit http://www.simmons.edu/gradstudies/liberal-arts/academics/childrens-literature/ericcarle.shtml
