The Champion, Boy in Back Yard with Raised Fists and Protruding Ribs, c. 1940s Snapshot Simms drawing I like it as much

I like it as much as any slate painting I've seen

and the front cover features an image of "Ramona's House" I believe inspired by Helen Hunt Jackson's popular Victorian novel "Ramona

no breaks or splits or repairs

but I rather like the straight across line of his empty hands now—or one could stick other things through the holes at the end of his arms

Cover plus 6 interior pages (all pictured in photos - 3 pages of diagrams

The Champion, Boy in Back Yard with Raised Fists and Protruding Ribs, c. 1940s Snapshot Simms drawing I like it as muchLots rolled up in this one for me, from the freedom of backyard play to aspirations toward masculine ideals to the simultaneous joy, assertiveness, and vulnerability embedded in his raised arms gesture and the exposure of chest and jutting rib cage. And the setting composition, fluttery leaves behind him and spiky ones running in a diagonal to frame his leg, is just right. 4 3 8" x 2 13 16". Very good condition.