A Prairie Boy's Winter

By William Kurelek

Subjects: Art, Prairies, Juvenile literature, folk art, books, Canada, geography, fiction, literature, play, Boys, fiction, Winter, fiction, winter in art, winter, Canadian, Farm life, farm life in art, juvenile, 1930s, kid's, Winter in art, picture book, Children, social life and customs in art, Children's fiction, history, Canadian Art, memoir paintings, farming, Winter, domestic life, prairie seasons, farm life, American History, westward expansion, book, children's, Canadian artists

Description: Canadian artist Kurelek's own childhood--on prairie farms during the 30s--vividly illuminates this vision of a boy's winter life on a prairie farm. Both realistic and lyrical, it captures its subject in a way that speaks to readers of all ages.