Chris Van Allsburg to be Honored by the 2013 Carle Honors

In the Artist category, The Carle will recognize Chris Van Allsburg, the groundbreaking artist and author and winner of two Caldecott Medals for Jumanji and The Polar Express.

Other honorees include Phyllis Fogelman Baker, influential editor and publisher; Lynda Johnson Robb and Carol Rasco, Reading is Fundamental and Barbara Bader, author of American Picturebooks from Noah’s Ark to The Beast Within.

The Carle Honors is a critical fundraiser for the The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, helping to support the Museum’s mission of inspiring of love of art and reading through picture books.

For ticket and sponsorship information, including the ability to sponsor an educator to attend the gala, please contact Rebecca Miller Goggins, Director of Development at rebeccag@carlemuseum.org or 413-658-1118.

The 2013 Carle Honors
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Guastavino’s,  New York City