WWII "Furlough" Second Grader's Drawing of Dog with Army Hat handwoven which is part of what

which is part of what I think makes it feel so special

The ashtray is a pinkish gray while the cigarette holder is bluish

it seems there was a whole set of them produced (copyright 1947)

green and blue

And indeed

WWII "Furlough" Second Grader's Drawing of Dog with Army Hat handwoven which is part of whatI find this second grader's drawing from 1945 really pretty touching I'd guess created while his father was on leave from WWII. Pretty sophisticated, too, for a 7 or 8 year old, packing in all sorts of feelings of comfort and longing, presence and absence and that little puppy is pretty great! Making it even better is the notation by young S. Robert Sheridan's mother on the back of it: "Bob won third prize for this picture June 1945 when in 2a2 at