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New Museum Dedicated to Children's Picture Books

NPR | By Lynn Neary
Published December 6, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

A new museum featuring the works of well-known illustrators of children's books opens in Amherst, Mass. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art showcases art from such classics as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Where the Wild Things Are. NPR's Lynn Neary talks to Eric Carle.

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Lynn Neary is an NPR arts correspondent covering books and publishing.
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