CUTV News Radio Spotlights Children’s Author Susan Stanley Broesche

Burton, TX – Susan Stanley Broesche is the author of the children’s book Sue’s Sunrise Surprise. Based on a true story of Susan as a little girl, Sue is a five-year-old girl growing up on a farm in Texas. One morning, Sue awakens to see the horses in the pasture outside her bedroom window and there is something out there with them that she can’t quite make out in the early morning sun. She thinks it's one thing; her mom and dad both think it could be something else. The end of the story reveals Sue’s sunrise surprise: a baby horse.

“It helped me to see it from a child's perspective,” says Susan. “One of the things I inscribe in the book is ‘Look for the surprises around you; for many will be blessings? Be aware of where you are and be open to anything.”

For Sue, a little girl from Texas, a love for her horses comes naturally. So when she sees something mysterious in the pasture, she has to discover what is out there with the animals that she loves so much. Susan says young readers are engrossed by the story. It is a true mystery for a young child to solve using critical thinking skills and a process of elimination.

They want it every night. That's one thing I've heard. That it becomes their favorite book. They can't hear it enough.

Of course, no children’s book can work without an illustrator that can perfectly capture the story. For Susan, that illustrator is Crystal Maloney.

“Without her my story couldn't be told,” says Susan. “She deserves the credit as well.”

Sue’s Sunrise Surprise was the winner of the Texas Author's Children's Book of the Year for 2018.

For more information on Susan Stanley Broesche, visit www.susanstanleybroesche.com