Geena Davis confronts childhood teasing and self-doubt in new children's book

Geena Davis' caller children's publication

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Oscar-winning histrion Geena Davis is venturing into children's lit with her debut book, "The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page," inspired by her ain experiences increasing up tall.

In an interrogation connected "CBS Mornings," Davis revealed however her tallness shaped her puerility and the connection she hopes to convey to young readers.

"All I wanted to bash was acceptable successful and not basal out," Davis said. "I was ever the tallest kid successful class, not conscionable girl. And each I wanted to bash was beryllium smaller and shrink and not beryllium noticed arsenic much."

The histrion not lone wrote the publication but besides created the illustrations, drafting connected a longtime involvement successful art. 

"I've ever been precise funny successful drawing, ever person drawn. But I didn't ever see myself similar an artist," she explained. "I knew precisely however I wanted the quality to look."

Davis, known for iconic roles successful films similar "Thelma & Louise" and "A League of Their Own," said she experienced teasing arsenic a child, revealing that boys called her Kareem Abdul-Jabbar aft the 7'2" L.A. Lakers star.

The publication follows a quality named Sheila who worries astir being excessively gangly and having a dependable excessively large for the page, yet learning an important acquisition astir self-acceptance. 

"It wasn't until I was an big and I stopped increasing that I realized, you know, that it's good to instrumentality up this overmuch space," Davis said. "And truthful that's benignant of the connection of the book."

"The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page" is connected merchantability now.