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Creating greater understanding of complex medical conditions

A colorful board book for toddlers that teaches about physical differences and promotes self-confidence

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Proud To Be Me

Ann Van Heest, MD and Deborah Bohn, MD

Celebrate individuality with Proud To Be Me. Whether it's a surgery that gave a child a thumb, a guide dog that helps them see, or a prosthesis that allows them to run, Proud To Be Me teaches children to love and accept themselves for who they are. This board book uses simple text and colorful illustrations by Rick Korab to encourage children to be proud of their differences.

Proud To Be Me was funded by the James House, MD, MS, Fund for Hand and Upper Extremity Excellence at Gillette Children’s. All of the proceeds from the book go back to the fund to support ongoing research and care by Gillette’s orthopedic hand and upper extremity team.   

Ann Van Heest, MD and Deborah Bohn, MD are recognized experts in the field of hand and upper extremity orthopedics. They treat patients who have congenital hand differences, injuries, and problems caused by spasticity or other neurologic disorders. 

Proud To Be Me was illustrated by Rick Korab.

For bulk purchases, please email: linaiabdennabi@gillettechildrens.com 

Gillette Children’s Healthcare Press

is dedicated to creating greater understanding of complex medical conditions. Gillette Press was established in March 2020, right before the pandemic, to coincide with the publication of Spastic Diplegia. In June 2021, Pure Grit: Stories of Remarkable People Living with Physical Disability was published. It's Okay to Ask! is an earlier publication that was translated to Spanish in 2023. Proud To Be Me was released May 2023. Over the next two years the Press will publish further books on conditions treated at Gillette Children's.

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