A counting book in rhyme presents various desert animals and their children, from a mother horned toad and her little toadie one to a mom tarantula and her little spiders ten. Numerals are hidden in each illustration.
A packrat, carrying fruit from the giant saguaro, is chased by various desert animals and inadvertently helps spread the cactus's seed. Includes information on saguaros.
As Jóhonaa'éí, the sun, slowly rises, his gentle light and warmth wake the inhabitants of the desert, including a burrow of rabbits, a sleepy coyote, and, perhaps, a family living in a hogan.