Do you know any child that doesn’t have at least one Eric Carle title on their bookshelf? I’m hard pressed to think of one. From the Very Hungry Caterpillar to the Grouchy Ladybug his distinctive style of illustration has placed him in the pantheon of children’s book illustrators. While it may be old news to those living in the area of Amherst, Massachusetts, I recently learned of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - with thousands of annual visitors, numerous workshops, classes and exhibitions (currently showing the work of Arnold Lobel of Frog and Toad fame) it seems like an amazing place.

And like most museums it has a gift shop, except this one is packed with all things Carle, including their newly released line of fabrics - my favorite depicting lines of holey foods (also see the pic of the museum cafe’s famous Hungry Caterpillar cookies complete with chew holes). To celebrate the new fabrics, the Carle Museum is offering crafty Junior Society members 10% off fabric orders through April 30th - just mention JrSoc during checkout!

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