title: Kellie's Book: The Art of the Possible
author:  Kellie Greenwald 
description: Kellie Greenwald has touched my life just like she touches everyone who meets her: with love, happiness, hope and belief in all that is good in the human spirit. Let her do the same for you! --Thom Brennaman, Broadcaster Cincinnati Reds<br /><br />Kellie Greenwald, who has Down syndrome, shares her secrets of happiness Kellie Greenwald smiles in delight. I'm famous, she says. Greenwald, 29, is enjoying her day in the sun - as author and illustrator of Kellie's Book, the story of her life with Down syndrome. The book's subtitle is The Art of the Possible, and her mom Carla and dad Hank Greenwald, retired play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants, say it is a testimony to how far such a person can go, given early treatment. Syracuse professor of education Corinne Smith calls Kellie Greenwald's book a celebration of life - a reflection of life's joys from the perspective of a young woman with Down syndrome. And joyous it is.Greenwald has registered her happiest moments in neatly written paragraphs and brightly colorful Prisma-Color paintings. In one painting, she is playing baseball at College of Marin. I like playing with my friends. In another, she is at her high school prom: I feel pretty in my new dress and my flowers. I'm very happy I wrote this book, says Greenwald, face wreathed in smiles. The book took more than two years to complete. When her dad wrote his own autobiography, This Copyrighted Broadcast, in 1999, she wanted to write one, too. Now that the book is out, I'm thrilled, he said. A special moment was seeing it listed on Amazon.com. I'm a very proud mother, says Carla. (Art teacher Susan Vickery) praises Kellie for her tenacity in completing the book. She was very determined to do it right. It was published by Rayve Productions in Windsor, owned by Norman and Barbara Ray. Barbara Ray hopes Greenwald's book will help educate readers about those who have Down syndrome. Her parents hope to place it in schools. Part of the proceeds will go to the Victory Center. Seventeen days after her birth in San Francisco, Greenwald's mother took her to the Easter Seals Society where she was enrolled in physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech classes. She attended the Living and Learning Center in San Francisco as a small child, and learned sign language, reading and writing from a speech therapist provided by the Elks Club of California and Hawaii. She was mainstreamed through elementary and high school, and lived at home until she was 18. Thereafter, she lived in a group home in Corte Madera, operated by Marin Association for Retarded Citizens, now called Lifehouse. She took special classes at College of Marin, and received a certificate of graduation in May 2000. For a time she worked at Longs Drug Store in San Anselmo and at Pacific Cafe in Kentfield, folding napkins and dusting tables. Meanwhile, she traveled often to baseball games with her dad - he also worked for the New York Yankees and the Oakland A's - and to spring training with the Giants. She became an inveterate fan, and counts players and broadcasters among her closest friends. Other people know how to work a room, says her dad. She knew how to work a ballpark. Greenwald still spends big chunks of time with her family and visits her brother Doug, a broadcaster for the Fresno Grizzlies. Doug has been very good with her, says father Hank. When they were young, he would needle her, and her need to respond really helped her develop speech. Our message to parents of Down syndrome children - get them into a program as early as possible. Though Kellie Greenwald confesses to moments of sadness and frustration, she considers herself fortunate, enjoying her new independence as a resident of The Cedars, with her own brightly furnished room, a new set of friends, her own computer, her guitar. Meanwhille, she enjoys the whirl o --North Bay Bohemian<br /><br />Kellie Greenwald, who has Down syndrome, shares her secrets of happiness Kellie Greenwald, 29, is the author and illustrator of Kellie s Book, the story of her life with Down syndrome. Kellie Greenwald smiles in delight. I'm famous, she says. Greenwald, 29, a resident of The Cedars in Ross, is enjoying her day in the sun - as author and illustrator of Kellie's Book the story of her life with Down syndrome. The book's subtitle is The Art of the Possible; and her mom Carla and dad Hank Greenwald, retired play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants, say it is a testimony to how far such a person can go, given early treatment. Syracuse professor of education Corinne Smith calls Kellie Greenwald's book "a celebration of life - a reflection of life's joys from the perspective of a young woman with Down syndrome." And joyous it is. Greenwald has registered her happiest moments in neatly written A drawing by artist Kellie Greedwald from her book; of her cat Sweet Pea. paragraphs and brightly colorful Prisma-Color paintings. In one painting, she is playing baseball at College of Marin. I like playing with my friends; In another, she is at her high school prom: ;I feel pretty in my new dress and my flowers. I'm very happy I wrote this book,says Greenwald, face wreathed in smiles. The book was created with guidance from her art teacher, Susan Vickery, at the Victory Center for Arts and Communications in Ross where Greenwald goes every weekday for classes. Kellie is a total colorist; Vickery said. She needed no coaching at all in terms of colors or of composition. She had a very natural talent. The Victory Center is operated by The Cedars, which began in 1919 as a school for the mentally retarded and grew into an institution serving developmentally disabled with a variety of programs. Greenwald lives at a Cedars residence, John Peterson Hall. The book took more than two years to complete. When her dad wrote his own autobiography, Hank Greenwald and Carla Greenwald listen as their daughter Kellie Greenwald talks about her new book she wrote. ;This Copyrighted Broadcast, in 1999, she wanted to write one, too. Now that the book is out, I'm thrilled, he said. A special moment was seeing it listed on Amazon.com, and there was Kellie, with all the other authors. I'm a very proud mother, says Carla. Vickery praises Kellie Greenwald for her tenacity in completing the book. She was very determined to do it right. It was published by Rayve Productions in Windsor, owned by Norman and Barbara Ray. Barbara Ray hopes Greenwald's The cover of Kellie Greedwald's book. book will help educate readers about those who have Down syndrome. Part of the proceeds will go to the Victory Center. Seventeen days after her birth in San Francisco, Greenwald's mother took her to the Easter Seals Society where she was enrolled in physical therapy, occupational A drawing by artist Kellie Greedwald from her book. therapy and speech classes. She attended the Living and Learning Center in San Francisco as a small child, and learned sign language, reading and writing from a speech therapist provided by the Elks Club of California and Hawaii. She was mainstreamed through elementary and high school, and lived at home until she was 18. Thereafter, she lived in a group home in Corte Ma --Beth Ashley, Marin Independent Journal<br /><br />Marin author and illustrator Kellie Greenwald is something special, there's no question about it. Working with a Bright, bold palette, Greenwald illustrates her autobiography, Kellie's Book: The Art of the Possible (Rayve Productions; $24.95), with a verve and unabashed sense of love that few other authors bring to their own life story. That Greenwald, daughter of former Giants broadcaster Hank Greenwald, has Down syndrome is just a part of the story. What's more interesting indeed is just how much is possible for a person like Kellie. Now 29, she has a boyfriend, has graduated from the College of Marin and held several jobs, regularly cooks for her family, makes funny jokes and is now a published author totaling more accomplishments than many of us "normally" abled can claim at just 29. With interest in "outsider" art on the rise, Kellie's Book couldn't be timed better for an audience primed to enjoy the work of the differently abled and for readers, especially children, to get a smart glimpse into the success and strength of one extraordinary person. --North Bay Bohemian
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