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William Morris is best known for his colorful wallpapers and textiles, inspired by the English forests and wild foliage where he grew up. But did you know this icon of the Arts and Crafts Movement was also a poet, a painter, a preservationist, an activist, an environmentalist, and a maker of many other beautiful useful things, like books?

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A harmonious picture book whose poetic text and delicate illustrations befit its subject. -- Kirkus Reviews

Created with sweeping lines, repeated shapes, and deep, soft colors, Stacey's graceful illustrations reflect elements of Morris' artistic work as well as his affinity for nature. A lovely book introducing a notable Englishman whose life and work are unfamiliar to most American children. -- Booklist A harmonious picture book whose poetic text and delicate illustrations befit its subject. -- Kirkus Reviews

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Beth Kephart is an award-winning author of over 30 books for adults, young adults, and children, including And I Paint It, published by Cameron Kids, and A Room of Your Own: A Story Inspired by Virginia Woolf's Famous Essay. She lives in Pennsylvania. Melodie Stacey is an artist and illustrator based in Brighton, United Kingdom, not far from where William Morris lived and worked. Beautiful Useful Things is her first book for Cameron Kids.

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