Fine Art Gallery, Art Restoration, & Picture Framing
37th Annual Children’s Illustration Celebration
November 8, 2026 – Sunday 4-6pm
Photo by Seth Kaye. Floor row: Ruth Sanderson, Naila Moreira, Diane deGroat, Richard Michelson (lying down), Mira Bartok, Holly Thompson. Second row: R. W. Alley, Zoe Alley, Jon J Muth, Emily Arnold McCully, Nancy Sippel Carpenter, Grace Lin, Heidi Stemple, Kathryn Brown, Barbara Diamond Golden, Rosemary Wells, Martha Seif Simpson, Sara Levine, Carol Joy Munro, Ekua Holmes. Third row: Bryan Collier, Mark Teague, Olivier Dunrea, Angela Diterlizzi, Christine Hess, Vicki Johnson, Lexi DeSollar, Kate Feiffer, Micha Archer. Fourth Row: Stacy Innerst, Scott Nash, Nick Bruel, Lauren Mills, Tony Diterlizzi, Mary Jane Begin, Raul Colon, E.B. Lewis.Jennifer Michelson, Rich Michelson, Bonnie Muth, Stillwater illustrator Jon J Muth, and Paddington’s R.W. AlleyGrace Lin and Rich Michelson
Micha Archer signing copies of While We’re Here with Kate FeifferBryan Collier, Dustin Pickett, Ekua Holmes, Rich MichelsonThe crowd at the 37th Annual Children’s Illustration CelebrationBryan Collier and Rich Michelson discussing Bryan’s new work from Lifting Young Voices, in the foreground illustration from the Book Rescuer by Stacy Innerst and Night Before Christmas by Jon J Muth on viewBryan Collier, Raul Colón, and E.B. Lewis relax near Jules Feiffer’s Phantom Tollbooth illustrations before the festivities beginBad Kitty’s Nick Bruel with Susannah Richards and Kate FeifferEmily Arnold McCully signing a book for Paddington illustrator, R.W. AlleyGilbert creator Diane deGroat and Eeny Meenie Miney Mole’s Kathryn BrownRaul Colón and Rich MichelsonBryan Collier and Rich Michelson with the cover of Lifting Young Voices, illustrated by Bryan Collier. This painting will be in the collection of the Children’s Defense Fund.CDF Director Dustin Pickett discusses the Children’s Defense FundRebecca Miller Goggins presents Bryan Collier with an Eric Carle print for the Carle Honors 2026 Artist of the YearMark Teague talks about his collaborations with Jane YolenHeidi Stemple remembering her mother, Jane YolenRuth Sanderson, who painted Jane Yolen as Mother Goose, presenting the illustration as a gift to Heidi and the Yolen FamilyDon Darnell, co-founders of the Illustration Institute Nancy Gibson Nash and Scott Nash, with Fran Zaremba, Illustrator MJ Begin, and Andy SealGallery Registrar Haley Kean filming the speechesCarle Museum Bookshop Manager Eliza Brown with Raia Gutman selling books throughout the eventIllustrator Victoria Chapman takes a closer look at the illustrations from Jane Yolen’s Sleeping Beauty, illustrated by Ruth SandersonAward winning illustrators Raúl Colón, Jon J Muth, and Bryan CollierElizabeth Finney chatting with Olivier Dunrea and Beth SidelViewing the galleriesIllustrator Ekua Holmes and author Angela DiTerlizziThe Horn Book’s Editor in Chief Elisha Gershowitz chats with The Carle Museum’s Director of Development Rebecca Miller GogginsJennifer and Richard MichelsonDirector of Sales Paul Royka with illustrator Stacy InnerstMeghan Zaremba posing with parents Fran and JoZeph in front of the Gossie and Gertie display.EB Lewis and Lauren Mills chatting it up with friends and visitorsBarbara Diamond Golden chatting with Peter TacyBonnie Muth, Jon J Muth, Mark Teague, and Susannah RichardsGossie series creator Olivier Dunrea delighting in a chat with Piggins’ illustrator Jane DyerJoZeph Zaremba getting his book signed by R.W. Alley, Zoe Alley and Dustin Pickett join in the conversationRich Michelson and Flat Stanley illustrator Scott NashE.B. Lewis waving to the crowdAmazing staff members Haley Kean, Elizabeth Finney, Meghan Zaremba, and Paul Royka
