Why did Elissa Brent Weissman write the book Standing For Socks?

She wanted to to write children's books since she started reading them.

Explanation:

She wrote her first novel when she was 10, and when no one wanted to publish it, she was sad for a little while but then just became more driven. She accomplished her goal in 2009, when her first two novels for 8-12 year-old's, Standing for Socks, and The Trouble with Mark Hopper, hit shelves.