Life From the Bottom Shelf

Have you ever gone to a public bathroom to find the mirrors so high that you can only see your forehead? Do young children stand beside you and exclaim, "I'm as tall as you!" When you drive, do you still have trouble reaching the pedals even when you've moved the seat all the way forward? If you've never experienced these situations, then it's quite likely you're well over five feet tall.

In her new book, award-winning author Ellen Gable, along with seven other contributors, shares the ups and downs of being short-statured in a tall world. Gable, who is four feet eight and a half inches tall (the average height of a nine- to ten-year-old girl), has always tried to keep a sense of humor about her height. This is a book about embracing one’s size and finding the joy and humor in it.