Many of the animals that live in the southwestern desert witness the race between slow but steady Tortoise and the quick, overconfident Jackrabbit.

"Cactus and Flower spend their days in the desert, side by side. They grow, slowly but surely. Then one day, Flower loses a petal. Cactus and Flower know what this means. But they know, too, that this is the way life goes: Slowly but surely, petals will fall, and new buds will bloom"--

Clementina discovers a delightful surprise in the prickly skin of the cactus.

On a cattle drive in the desert on the night before Cowboy Ned's birthday, his horse Andy goes in search of a birthday cake, which he thinks will make Ned's birthday complete.

The further adventures of Vesper Holly and her faithful guardian Brinny as they travel to the remote country of Jedera where they brave many dangers trying to return a valuable book borrowed many years ago by Vesper's father.

When Ali's aged great-grandmother, with whom he lives, tells him the one thing she wishes for that she never did was to see the sea, a two day walk away across the desert, he sets out with a pail to make the journey for her.

A dweller in the desert celebrates a triple rainbow, a chance encounter with a coyote, and other wonders of the wilderness.

A lonely dinosaur wanders the barren desert of the Southwest, looking for a companion.

Fabio, the world's greatest flamingo detective, has made a mistake. He went up in his friend Gilbert's new plane. And now he's coming down. Fast! When the plane crash-lands in a tiny desert town, Fabio learns the town's water has dried up. There's a case to solve, and finding the culprit will be thirsty work!