That's My Bellybutton

About the Book

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“That’s My Belly Button” is a book of memoirs that finds its voice in both serious and humorous anecdotes, conversations, case histories, personal views, serendipitous events, and caricatures of patients treated in the office and hospital over a period of 35 years. The book creates a unique view of childhood and pediatrics as seen by the pediatrician-from the inside out.

About the Author

Niel Aronson lives with his wife, Evelyn, in Skokie, Illinois, on the outskirts of Chicago in an “empty nest” full of many books, telephone jacks, dragons, original art and unfinished projects. He has two daughters who attended Niles North High School, and later, The University of Michigan. Dr. Aronson started writing children’s books out of a desire to introduce children to fine art and fine artists, to stimulate their imaginations, and to excite them to the idea of travel and adventure-as well as to help them to deal with important aspects of growth and development such as emerging independence and positive self-image. He’s had an ample opportunity to watch and help kids grow, play and interact in his past 34 years of work as a pediatrician. His office is filled with caricatures of the many children he’s cared for which he has been able to draw-usually in a few minutes-when time permitted. He has written all of his life and is currently refining a book and lyrics to what he hopes will be a finished musical soon. “My only regret as far as this book is concerned,” states Dr. Aronson, “has to do with the lapses during which I saw patients, but failed to record the interesting or humorous experiences in my journal, and which are long since forgotten.”