Authors Spotlight-"Anything" Author Marianne-Leigh Sanchez Ellazar

Marianne-Leigh Sanchez Ellazar of Toronto has been putting pen to paper since she was just 10 years old and continues to write and sketch daily. But she found new inspiration when her son, Kaizen, was born. "One day, as I watched him play, I started writing notes to him; something he could read later," Sanchez Ellazar says. "I wanted him to know that he could be anything he wanted to. At such a young age, I didn't know how he could understand that. What began as a letter became a book." The book, entitled Anything, follows the struggles of a young elephant trying to grow up fast. As he learns and interacts with many new things, he discovers that choices have to be made in order to move on. The message of the book is that children can become successful in their chosen paths by remembering the lessons and love they receive from their parents.