Books published by publisher Azro Press

Today's grandmother are bold, imaginative, talented women who do what they love: painting, cooking, gardening, biking, exploring and so forth. They love sharing what they enjoy with those they most cherish - their grandchildren. Filled with delightful drawings by Valori Herzlich, this book celebrates the special bond between grandmothers and their grandchildren.

One Bullfrog is an illustrated story and song book. Starting with one bullfrog, many different animals try to pile onto a log. How many animals will the log be able to hold before it breaks?The illustrations of animals of the Southwest -- coyotes, bears, rattlesnakes, lizards -- are marvelous. The book contains a glossary about the animals as well as a CD of the song and sheet music.One Bullfrog was written during Sid's residency at the Beklabito Day School on the Navajo reservation near Shiprock, New Mexico. Sid asked first graders to choose their favorite animal from the area where they lived. The animals were written down and organized by size. They decided to see how many they could get on a log and came up with fifty before the log broke.

This story is narrated by Rocky, a dog. He tells the tale of how his best friend Tula was lost and finally found due to his intuitive thinking.One night, frightened by fireworks, Tula scrambled over the fence in their family's backyard and dashed away. Rocky and the family spent many days looking for her, putting up posters and asking all over the neighborhood, but Tula was nowhere to be found.The problem was that they had only recently moved from Santa Fe to Miami Beach and Tula did not know the geography. When days of chasing down leads did not bring Tula home, Rocky had an idea. He suggested cutting up Tula's blanket and tying the pieces to bench legs and lamp posts so Tula could smell the trail home. Did Rocky's plan work?

Grow Grow Grow is Jaenet Guggenheim's impressively paper collage illustrated presentation of an original poem by Barbara Riley. Through the seasons of a single year this story-poem follows a growing sunflower seed that meets the world of caterpillars, dogs, and weather with a compelling determination to grow. This artful and unique picturebook is especially enjoyable for preschool through kindergarteners and makes an ideal choice for bedtime bonding reading for parents and children.

One night Tessa’s dad comes home with a litter of kittens he found by the side of the road. The family can’t keep the whole “kit and caboodle” but they adopt two of them. Tessa learns the delights of kitten company and why it is so important to “fix” our beloved pets. Tessa’s mother demonstrates with large pieces of paper and rubber stamps of cats just how many kittens could be born to a single mom cat every year.

Cactus Critter bash is the result of a lifetime of fascination with the Sonoran Desert. Sid Hausman spent a great deal of time in the desert, riding, hiking, and studying its secrets. He became amazed that so many critters can share a land that appears so harsh and dry.Desert animals are resourceful and we can learn from them.Although the desert seems void of activity in the daytime, at night when it’s cooler everything comes to life. That’s when the party begins and continues to the wee hours of the morning.

This unique book brings to life the creation of a new exhibit at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. How did approximately 100 people go about creating a museum exhibit hall on the Triassic Period of earth history, its fossil record, and the lessons about biodiversity it teaches?Jaenet Guggenheim and Dr. Spencer Lucas worked on this book together. Through words and photographs, Jaenet has captured the complex process by which a natural history museum built a totally unique exhibit hall devoted to a critical juncture in the history of life.

It's Mickey's birthday. His present this year is to go to the balloon park and watch the launch of the balloons. It is dark out when he and his aunt T get up and dress and have breakfast. It is dark out when they get in the car to drive to the balloon park; there are stars in the sky.It's still dark when they get to the park, but at least two balloons are already filling with helium and are getting ready to launch. Mickey and aunt walk among the rising balloons. They are surrounded by many colors. As the sky lightens, so do the balloons and they start to float into the sky. Finally it is dawn and Mickey sees a special balloon. What does it say?

Sid Hausman, author of One Bullfrog and Cactus Critter Bash, has written another book filled with the lore and the music of the Old West. In a story featuring Handlebar Slim and his sidekick Washtub as cowboys, Emus and Owlhoots brings the thrilling days of yesteryear to life again -- just like the old times when we listened to the radio. A CD is included featuring 6 songs sung by Sid and friends.Reminiscent of the 1950s radio shows, Emus and Owlhoots stimulates the imaginations of the younger generation. Those of us raised on radio knew owlhoots were outlaws bound to be captured or run off by the good guys wearing white hats.Originally from Australia, emus are the large birds related to ostriches that do so well in the American Southwest. The song on the included CD “Radio Riders” refers to the old cowboy radio shows that Sid and his brother Gerry and grew up listening to.

Colton, at four years old, spends his days on the family farm trying to run his family ragged. Among his favorite hobbies are making construction sites from patches of dirt, playing in all things water, dragging horses and ponies around, and informing everyone of what they should be doing. This book is an imaginative and endearing glimpse into a day in the life of this special boy and his loyal dog, Nevada.

This is the story written for children of how the Miraculous Staircase in the Loretto Chapel came to be built. The Loretto Chapel is a real place in Santa Fe, NM. It does have a special staircase, built by an unknown carpenter more than 100 years ago. In this book, a lonely mouse tells the tale to a dove who appears on Christmas eve in answer to his prayer.