A Mexican boy who wants to be an artist goes to live with an uncle who makes him work in the fields all day and board in the barn at night. In spite of the severe treatment and with the encouragement of a village artist, the boy creates a place for himself as an artist and an individual.

• ISBN: 9780690131666
• Author: Bulla, Clyde Robert
• Published: 1961 , Thomas Y. Crowell Company
• Themes: Art and artists, Child abuse, encouragement, Family, independence, Learning, Orphans
• Descriptors: Fiction, Latinx in US, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 85