''Whistler's Van'' is a children's novel by Idwal Jones. Set in rural

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

shortly after

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, it tells the story of a young farmboy, Gwilyn, who spends one summer traveling with the

gypsies The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...

. The novel, illustrated by

Zhenya Gay Zhenya Gay (born Eleanor Byrnes) (1906–1978) was an American writer and illustrator. Biography Eleanor Barnes was born in 1906 in Norwood, Massachusetts and, died August 3, 1978. She attended Columbia University, where she studied with Solon B ...

, was first published in 1936 and was a

Newbery Honor Newbery is a surname. People *Chantelle Newbery (born 1977), Australian Olympic diver *David Newbery (born 1943), British economist *Eduardo Newbery (1878–1908), Argentine odontologist and aerostat pilot *Francis Newbery (disambiguation), seve ...

recipient in 1937.

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* 1936 American novels 1936 children's books American children's novels Fictional representations of Romani people Newbery Honor-winning works Novels set in Wales Romani in Wales Children's books set in Wales Children's books set in the 20th century {{1930s-child-novel-stub