About Marko Books
Marko Books, founded by author Nancy Harrison, is dedicated to creating stories that educate and inspire. Nancy’s first children’s book, “A Ray of Love,” embodies a commitment to delivering messages of love, kindness, and the transformative power of positive actions. The vision is for these stories to enrich schools, homes, libraries, and churches, furthering the mission to spread happiness and kindness.
Thoughtful storytelling can have a profound impact on young minds, promoting empathy, understanding, and a strong sense of community. By weaving essential life lessons into engaging narratives, Marko Books aims to contribute to a future where compassion and love lead the way.
About Nancy Harrison
Author: A Ray of Love • Owner: Marko Books
Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Nancy Harrison moved to the United States in 1997 to begin her nursing career. It was here, in 2001, that she met her future husband, Jason, who was completing his general surgery residency. Together, they went on to open Highlander Surgical Associates, a practice they have owned and operated ever since.
“A Ray of Love” is Nancy’s first children’s book, reflecting her deep belief in the transformative power of love, kindness, and positivity. Through this story, she aims to inspire young readers to embrace compassion and understanding.
Q & A with the Author
Nancy Harrison answers questions about her book A Ray of Love.
What do you hope this book will accomplish?
The world will always have sadness and pain. And in time one will experience it. It’s hard to ‘love’ when you are hurt, but the heart is a powerful muscle. Showing love can lift the hearts of those around and reciprocate it back to you.
Teaching our children about love at a young age will not only make them kinder individuals but also teach them how to overcome hurt.
Love has no boundaries. No matter your job, your education level or your status in life, you should always shine love on others.
Who are you trying to reach?
Anyone who would like to see more love in this world!
Children are sponges and watch their surroundings to learn and grow. I think all educators, parents, teachers, librarians, church leaders, etc should share and show love for these children to emulate.
What age group is the book targeted for?
Elementary school by age, but I hope all those who are young at heart!
What motivated you to write this book?
In an extremely stressful time in my life I was sitting at a long red light, the highway beside me was busy, the person in the car next to me looked as exhausted as I was. So I just looked straight ahead, waiting for the light to turn green. Facing east and staring at an extremely large sun rise I was breath-taken. As I stared at the sun I started to animate it, thinking everyday the sun looks down on the Earth. It has to be thinking something!
And that is how Sunny came to life.
It’s really easy to be dragged down by the news, social media, hearing and watching the bickering and anger between people, which seems to be increasing each day.
I think there needs to be more happiness, love and kindness these days and it will not change quickly. It will have to change with one person at a time.
Teaching and showing love to children, who are our future, will hopefully make the world a better place.
Lesson you hope to teach?
In difficult and stressful times love will always overcome, and that love will allow calmness and peace in your heart and radiate to others. Though you can only control yourself, shining love on others will often start a chain reaction.
The world has gone through many toils and difficulties. When these happen people get together, help one another, show kindness and love and we seem to get through them better off.
This kindness and love should shine all the time, not only when difficult times are around us.
Though the main lesson in this book is love, there is also a smaller aspect of not giving up on your goals. There will be changes in life that we will have to struggle with to get through and we may feel that doing something a certain way is the best, but sometimes changing the course ends up being a better way.
About John Joseph
Illustrator: A Ray of Love
John Joseph, hailing from the front range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, is the skilled illustrator behind “A Ray of Love” and numerous #1 New York Times Bestselling books. When he isn’t breathing life into stories through his illustrations, John serves as a Visual Arts teacher at a local Elementary school, drawing inspiration from his students.
Outside of his professional career as an illustrator and educator, John enjoys spending quality time with his two sons, creating music, and trying new foods with his wife.
