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Arizona Books

Last Updated: September 11, 2025

Below you will find star ratings for books based in Arizona, about Arizona, or ones that have a general “desert” setting (saguaro illustrations are an easy hint toward this part of the world!). If I have written a review for it, the image will link to that.

This page is continually being updated as I read relevant books. Enjoy!

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Animals Hidden in the Desert (Rusick) | keenlykept.com
Animals Hidden in the Desert (Rusick)
Bedtime in the Southwest (Hodgson) | keenlykept.com
Bedtime in the Southwest (Hodgson)
Big Moon Tortilla (Cowley) | keenlykept.com
Big Moon Tortilla (Cowley)
Bringing Back the Black-Footed Ferret (Stuckey) | keenlykept.com
Bringing Back the Black-Footed Ferret (Stuckey)
Cactus Hotel (Guiberson) | keenlykept.com
Cactus Hotel (Guiberson)
Cowboy Small (Lenski) | keenlykept.com
Cowboy Small (Lenski)
Deep in the Desert (Donald) | keenlykept.com
Deep in the Desert (Donald)
Desert Giant (Bash) | keenlykept.com
Desert Giant (Bash)
A Desert Scrapbook (Wright-Frierson) | keenlykept.com
A Desert Scrapbook (Wright-Frierson)
Don't Call Me Pig (Storad) | keenlykept.com
Don't Call Me Pig (Storad)
Down the Colorado (Ray) | keenlykept.com
Down the Colorado (Ray)
G is for Grand Canyon (Gowan) | keenlykept.com
G is for Grand Canyon (Gowan)
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport (Sharmat) | keenlykept.com
Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport (Sharmat)
The Gingerbread Cowboy (Squires) | keenlykept.com
The Gingerbread Cowboy (Squires)
Grandpa's Box (Meade) | keenlykept.com
Grandpa's Box (Meade)
Lizards for Lunch (Storad) | keenlykept.com
Lizards for Lunch (Storad)
Mule Train Mail (Brown) | keenlykept.com
Mule Train Mail (Brown)
Navajo Code Talkers (Baker) | keenlykept.com
Navajo Code Talkers (Baker)
Old Ramon (Schaefer) | keeenlykept.com
Old Ramon (Schaefer)
Over and Under the Canyon (Messner) | keenlykept.com
Over and Under the Canyon (Messner)
Roxaboxen (McLerran) | keenlykept.com
Roxaboxen (McLerran)
The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit (Lowell) | keenlykept.com
The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit (Lowell)
The Unbreakable Code (Hunter) | keenlykept.com
The Unbreakable Code (Hunter)
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