The Story
Award-winning author Beth Kephart and illustrator Melodie Stacey’s poetic picture book, Beautiful Useful Things, is about the life and work of William Morris, maker of beautiful, useful things, sure to engage young dreamers and artists alike.
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, painter, preservationist, activist, environmentalist, and maker of many other beautiful, useful things, like books.
- 40 pages
- Hardcover
- Reading ages 4+
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Award-winning author Beth Kephart and illustrator Melodie Stacey’s poetic picture book, Beautiful Useful Things, is about the life and work of William Morris, maker of beautiful, useful things, sure to engage young dreamers and artists alike.
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, painter, preservationist, activist, environmentalist, and maker of many other beautiful, useful things, like books.
- 40 pages
- Hardcover
- Reading ages 4+
