WWII "Furlough" Second Grader's Drawing of Dog with Army Hat heart-shaped box and what is with this

and what is with this giant hand she is holding out toward him

And this lovely set of seven hand thrown stoneware plates

only noticeable with close inspection

and is perfectly suited to use as such)

WWII "Furlough" Second Grader's Drawing of Dog with Army Hat heart-shaped box and what is with thisI 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