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A

Abuelita's Heart by Amy Córdova

Agave Blooms Just Once by Gisela Jernigan, illustrated by E. Wesley Jernigan**

Alejandro's Gift by Richard E. Albert, illustrated by Sylvia Long

Alice Nizzy Nazzy by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Tomie dePaola

Alice Yazzie's Year by Ramona Maher, illustrated by Shonto Begay**

Amadito and Spider Woman by Lisa Bear Goldman, illustrated by Amado M. Peña, Jr.**

Armadillo Ray by John Beifuss, illustrated by Peggy Turley**

Another Tortoise and a Different Hare by Judith Cole, illustrated by Anke Van Dun

Antelope Woman by Michael Lacapa**

Arizona A to Z by Dorothy Hines Weaver, illustrated by Kay Wacker

Arizona Alphabet Book by Donna Dee Schmid -Belk, illustrated by Michael Ives**

Armadilly Chili by Helen Kettleman, illustrated by Will Terry**

B

Baby Learns About Time by Jessie Ruffenach, translated by Peter A. Thomas, and illustrated by Beverly Blacksheep New!

Baby Rattlesnake told by Te Ata, adapted by Lynn Moroney, illustrated by Mira Reisberg

Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Best Alphabet Book in the Wild West by Gary and Madeline Bennett, illustrated by Gary Bennett

Big Moon Tortilla by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Dyanne Strongbow

The Big Wander by Will Hobbs

Billy the Kid by Theodore Taylor

The Bootmaker and the Elves by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Tom Curry

Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers**

Bubba, The Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale by Helen Ketteman, illustrated by James Warhola** New!

Building a Bridge by Lisa Shook Begay, illustrated by Libba Tracey

Buster Mesquite's Cowboy Band by Tony Hillerman, illustrated by Ernest Franklin

C

Cactus Café: A Story of the Sonoran Desert by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, illustrated by Paul Mirocha

Cactus Hotel by Brenda Guiberson, illustrated by Megan Lloyd**

Cactus Poems by Frank Asch, illustrated Ted Levin

Canyons by Gary Paulsen

Carlos and the Carnival/Carlos y la feria by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold

Carlos and the Cornfield/Carlos y la milpa de maíz by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold

Carlos and the Skunk/Carlos y el zorrillo by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold

Carlos and the Squash Plant/Carlos y la planta de calabaza by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold**

Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Paulette Bogan**

Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jane Manning**

Clarence and the Great Surprise by Jean Ekman Adams**

Clarence Goes Out West and Meets a Purple Horse by Jean Ekman Adams**

Clementina's Cactus by Ezra Jack Keats**

Confetti: Poems for Children by Pat Mora, illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez**

Correctamundo! Prickly Pete's Guide to Desert Facts & Cactifracts by David Lazaroff, illustrated by Preston Need

Counting Arizona's Treasures by Terri Fields, photographs by Tony Marinella**

Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the Southwest by Gerald McDermott

Coyote and Badger: Desert Hunters of the Southwest by Bruce Hiscock**

Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies by Harriet Peck Taylor**

Coyote Dreams by Susan Nunes, illustrated by Ronald Himler

Coyote Places the Stars by Harriet Peck Taylor

Coyote Raid in Cactus Canyon by Jim Arnosky

Coyote School News by Joan Sandin**

Coyote Steals the Blanket: A Ute Tale by Janet Stevens

Coyote Walks on Two Legs by Gerald Hausman, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

The Crossing by Gary Paulsen

Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs

D

A Day in the Desert by 1st-Grade Students at Robert Taylor Elementary School

The Day It Snowed Tortillas by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Lucy Jelinek

Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga deliciosa by Pat Mora, illustrated by Francisco X. Mora**

Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash

A Desert Scrapbook by Virginia Wright-Fierson

Desert Song by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Ed Young

Desert Trip by Barbara Steiner, illustrated by Ron Himler**

Desert Voices by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall**

Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad's Tale by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Barbara Bash**

Don't Call Me Pig: A Javelina Story by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Beth Neely and Dan Rantz

Don't Ever Cross That Road! An Armadillo Story by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Nathaniel P. Jensen**

Doesn't Fall Off His Horse by Virginia Stroud

Downriver by Will Hobbs

Dusty Locks and the Three Bears by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Randy Cecil**

Dzání Yázhí Naazbaa': Little Woman Warrior Who Came Home written and translated by Evageline Parsons Yazzie, illustrated by Irving Toddy**

E

Efraín of the Sonoran Desert: A Lizard's Life Among the Seri Indians by Amalia Astorga, illustrated by Janet Miller**

Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall

F

Festival of the Bones/El festival de las calaveras: The Little-Bitty Book for Day of the Dead by Luis San Vicente, translation by John William Byrd & Bobby Byrd**

The Fire Stealers collected and translated by Ekkehart Malotki, Narrated by Michael Lomatuway'ma, illustrated by Ken Gary**

The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story by Rudolfo Anaya, illustrated by Amy Córdova, and translated into Spanish by Enrique R. Lamadrid**

The Flute Player: An Apache Folktale by Michael Lacapa

Forbidden Talent story and illustrations by Redwing T. Nez, as told to Kathryn Wilder**

G

Gathering the Sun by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Simón Silva

Ghost Fever/Mal de fantasma by Joe Hayes

Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport by Marjorie Sharmot, illustrated by Byron Barton

The Goat in the Rug by Geraldine as told to Charles L. Blood and Martin Link, illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker

Grand Canyon: Exploring a Natural Wonder by Wendell Minor**

The Gullywasher/El chaparrón torrencial by Joyce Rossi

Gullywasher Gulch by Marianne Mitchell, illustrated by Normand Cartier

The Gum Chewing Rattler by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Antonio Castro L.

H

A Heart Full of Turquoise: Pueblo Indian Tales retold by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Lucy Jelinek

Hole in the Sky by Pete Hautman

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

How Jackrabbit Got His Very Long Ears by Heather Irbinskas, illustrated Kenneth J. Spengler

How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend by Jerrie Oughton, illustrated by Lisa Desimini**

How the Sun Was Born/Como el sol nació by Third-Grade Art Students at Drexel Elementary School, Tucson, Arizona**

I

I Howl, I Growl by Marcia Vaughan, illustrated by Polly Powell**

If I Had a Tail by Karen Clemens Warrick, illustrated by Sherry Neidigh**

I'm In Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall

It Rained on the Desert Today by Ken and Debby Buchanan, illustrated by Libba Tracy**

J

Jalapeño Bagels by Natasha Wing, illustrated by Robert Casilla**

Josefina Javelina by Susan Lowell, illustrated by McPherson**

Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales

K

Kinaaldá: A Navajo Girl Grows Up by Monty Roessel

Kissing Coyotes by Marcia Vaughn, illustrated by Kenneth Spengler**

L

The Last Snake Runner by Kimberley Griffiths Little

Less Than Half, More Than Whole by Kathleen and Michael Lacapa, illustrated by Michael Lacapa**

Life in the Slow Lane: A Desert Tortoise Tale by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Nathaniel P. Jensen

Little Gold Star/Estrellita de oro: A Cinderella Cuento retold by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Gloria Osuna Perez
and Lucia Angela Perez** New!

Little Red Cowboy Hat by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Randy Cecil

Listen to the Desert/Oye al desierto by Pat Mora, illustrated by Francisco X. Mora**

Lizards for Lunch: A Roadrunner's Tale by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Beth Neely and Dan Rantz**

Lizards on the Wall by Ken and Debby Buchanan, illustrated by Betty Schweitzer-Johnson**

Lost by Paul Brett Johnson and Celeste Lewis, illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson

M

The Magic Hummingbird by Ekkehart Malotki, illustrated by Michael Lacapa

The Magic of Spider Woman by Lois Duncan, illustrated by Shonto Begay**

Maya Moon/Doña luna by Marianne Mitchell, illustrated by John Martinez

The Maze by Will Hobbs

Mi primer libro de dichos/My First Book of Proverbs by Ralfka Gonzalez and Ana Cruz**

Monster Birds: A Navajo Folktale retold by Vee Brown, illustrated by Shonto Begay

Moon Song by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Ronald Himler**

My Name is Jorge on Both Sides of the River: Poems in English and Spanish by Jane Medina, illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck**

My Nana's Remedies/Los remedios de mi nana by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford, illustrated by Edna San Miguel**

N

Navajo: Voices and Vision Across the Mesa by Shonto Begay**

The New Engine/La máquina nueva by Carlos Encinas

The Night the Grandfathers Danced by Linda Theresa Raczek, illustrated by Katalin Olah Ehling

No Way, José! ¡De ninguna manera, José! by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Lucy Jelinek

O

The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall

P

Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead by George Ancona**

The Piñata Quilt by Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli **

The Pot that Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel, illustrated by David Diaz**

R

Rattlesnake Dance by Jim Arnosky**

Roadrunner's Dance by Rudolfo Anaya, illustrated by David Diaz

Runs with Horses by Brian Burks

S

The Same Sun Was in the Sky by Denise Webb, illustrated by Walter Porter**

Scorpions by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Paula Jansen

The Seed and the Giant Saguaro by Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Mike Rangner**

She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Ashley Wolff **

Sing Down the Rain by Judi Moreillon, illustrated by Michael Chiago

Soft Child: How Rattlesnake Got Its Fangs retold by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Kay Sather

Songs of Shiprock Fair by Luci Tapahonso, illustrated by Anthony Chee Emerson

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Storm on the Desert by Carolyn Lesser, illustrated by Ted Rand**

Sunpainters: Eclipse of the Navajo Sun by Baje Whitethorne

T

The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall

The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote/El cuento del conejo y el coyote by Tony Johnston, illustratred by Tomie dePaola**

That's Good! That's Bad! in the Grand Canyon by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by David Catrow**

There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea by Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Steve Gray**

This House is Made of Mud/Está casa está hecha de lodo by Ken Buchanan, illustrated by Libba Tracy

The Three Little Javelinas /Los tres pequeños jabalíes by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jim Harris

The Three Sedonas by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, illustrated by Trevor Swanson

Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen, illustrated by Kadir Nelson**

The Tortilla Quilt by Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli**

The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jim Harris**

The Treasure of Ghostwood Gully: A Soutwest Mystery by Marcia Vaughan, illustrated by Will Terry**

Tuesday in Arizona by Marian Harris, illustrated by Jim Harris (Pelican, 1998)**

Two Cool Coyotes by Jillian Lund**

U

The Unbreakable Code by Sara Hoagland Hunter, illustrated by Julia Miner**

W

Walker of Time by Helen Hughes Vick

Walks in Beauty by Hazel Krantz

Watching Desert Wildlife by Jim Arnosky**

Way Out in the Desert by T.J. Marsh and Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Kenneth J. Spengler

Way Out West Lives a Coyote Named Frank by Jillian Lund**

Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata

Welcome to the Sea of Sand by Jane Yolen

When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Tom Bahti

The Woman Who Outshone the Sun/La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol by Rosalma Zubizarreta, Harriet Rohmer, and David Schecter, from a poem by Alejandro Cruz Martinez, illustrated by Fernando Olivera**

Y

Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico! America's Sproutings by Pat Mora, illustrated by Rafael López


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