his is perhaps the most sophisticated book Khalsa ever published. Each illustration has a theme. The transformation of a basement into a desert plain invites us to dive with May into her universe and to follow the warm trail of the great plains. The wide-open space, the vastness of the sky and May's presence on her wooden horse are marvelous accompaniments to the melancholic song of the poor cowboy. Published posthumously.

Cowboy Dreams. Text and illustrations. Montreal: Tundra Books, 1990.

	hen I was a girl I wanted to be a cowboy.
5 3/8 x 20 inches Gouache

	I'm a poor, lonesome cowboy, I'm a poor, lonesome cowboy, I'm a poor, lonesome cowboy, And a long ways from home. Note: This illustration is missing from Clarkson N. Potter. For the book, Dayal Kaur Khalsa's original colour slide of the illustration was used.
5 3/8 x 20 inches Gouache