Dr. Huff releases first children’s book

Why the Clown Wouldn’t Smile—celebrating the power of being different.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The circus is not succeeding. No wonder the clown won’t smile! But a boy on crutches, wearing a funny hat with a green feather in it, has a solution to the problem. Fortunately the circus master listens.

Why the Clown Wouldn’t Smile was published by Asheville’s nonprofit, traditional publisher Grateful Steps. The book is illustrated by a teacher and student at the former Asheville-Buncombe County Orthopedic School, founded to provide for the educational needs of children who faced lengthy hospitalizations due to their developmental handicaps—before the public schools were able to accommodate them.

The Book is available at www.gratefulsteps.org and www.amazon.com. Dr. Huff will have many area book signings. Three are scheduled thus far: Montreat Moore Center, December 4, 2012, 4-6 p.m.; White Horse, Black Mountain, December 9, 2012, 2-5 p.m.; and Accent on Books (Asheville, NC), December 14, 2012, 6 p.m.

About Olson Huff, MD

Olson Huff is a pediatrician, author, husband, father of three sons and grandfather of four dynamic and growing grandchildren. Often described as a visionary leader and eclectic thinker, his efforts have always been to acknowledge the power, value and delight to be found in ALL children. As a pediatrician he has used his skills as a clinician to provide healing, as an author his words to reveal the spirit of children and as an advocate to plead their case from the state house of politics to the White House of policy changes. His vision is that ALL children will have the very best start in life from their earliest years of development to the brightness of the future they aspire to shape. He believes ALL children have a right to affordable, quality health care, clean and safe environments and homes that cherish their presence.

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1 Response to Dr. Huff releases first children’s book

George Engstrom says:

December 8, 2012 at 2:11 pm

Great book Olson. My granddaughters loved it.
George Engstrom