Geena Davis will make her kid lit debut next year, People magazine reports.
Philomel will publish The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page, written and illustrated by the Oscar-winning actor, in the spring. The press describes the book as “a beautiful and humorous book about using your voice, taking up space, and being true to yourself.”
Davis was a model before making her film debut in the 1982 film Tootsie and later went on to star in movies including The Fly, Thelma & Louise, and A League of Their Own. She won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in the 1998 film adaptation of Anne Tyler’s The Accidental Tourist.
She is the author of a previous book for adults, Dying of Politeness, which a critic for Kirkus called “an entertaining and ebullient memoir.”
The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page follows Sheila, a girl who is aware that she is the subject of a book and who soon grows too big to fit inside it.
“I’ve always been tall—I was a tall baby,” Davis told People. “As a kid, my fondest wish was to take up less space in the world. It was only as an adult I realized I could be all of who I was, unapologetically. So I wrote this book for all of the ‘too big’ children—including children with big personalities and big dreams—who need reassurance that they can be their true selves and make their own space in the world.”
The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page is slated for publication on April 29, 2025.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
