The new issue of Village Vision magazine came out Saturday for folks in the Village of Los Ranchos to learn about our Bucket List books. We are in the Village and have always been proud of our books. Unfortunately, the Village hasn’t quite figured out that they have an award-winning publisher in the Village limits, even though we tell them. Actually, there are at least two award-winning publishers in the North Valley. Fresco Fine Arts is right on the edge the Village but…..

To make it even more interesting Fresco and Rio Grande Books had the two Best Books in the NM & AZ Book Awards – Best Adult Book, Pure Quill and Best Children’s Book, How Crocka Dog Came to Be. Our hats off to Susan McGarry, Barbara Van Cleve, and Ross Van Dusen.

They are not Bucket List books but we are proud of them just the same. It is too bad the Los Ranchos Village isn’t proud of them too! Think of the things the Village could do with them!

- Barbe Awalt