Praise for Beautiful Useful Things

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

Replete with lovely artwork by Melodie Stacey, "Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made" by Beth Kephart's beautifully scripted prose is a delightfully informative and entertaining picture book biography.
Midwest Book Review

A volume about considering beauty that is itself beautiful, and restful, too.
Publishers Weekly

About the Authors

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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