Hazel Pacheco

That's How It Was is a funny, light, easy-to-read, nostalgic look back at growing up on a farm in the mid-west. It's meant to be a children's book, but can be enjoyed at any age.

Somewhere in the bosque, in the open spaces near the Rio Grande, lives a covey of quail . . . In this episode, Henry wonders about many things. In particular, how to impress his first crush! When a handsome roo enters the picture, all seems doomed. Will Federico, a stranger and self-proclaimed ta...

Federico enjoys exaggerating. Especially when it means all eyes are on him! One day his inflated story of his bravery on the Rio Grande is interrupted by the announcement of ripe hackberries. Left without an audience, Federico stomps off and accidentally stumbles onto a way to recapture his frien...

Gloria is ready to celebrate! Except her friends suddenly have more important things to do. Undeterred, Gloria decides to throw a last-minute party. But a warning about a sorpresa in the clearing threatens her plans! If Gloria is going to save this day, she will need all the optimism and determin...

Ernesto has a talent for making others laugh. But when a cantankerous coyoté invades the bosque and threatens the quails, it’s no time for jokes—or is it? Coyoté demands a funny story . . . or else. With his whole covey counting on him, will Ernesto think of a story funny enough to make Coyoté ho...