Desert Rose tells the story of pig farmer Rose, who finds herself in a bit of a quandary when she can't get her sure-to-be-prize-winning hog over the creek in time to win first prize at the state fair. She tries to enlist the help of all sorts of varmints, including a coyote, a rattlesnake and a cowboy, but to no avail. It's only after Rose very nicely asks an armadillo that a chain of events is set in motion that's sure to leave everyone happy!

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Keith Graves is the author and/or illustrator of many picture books. His own children, thirteen-year-old twins (a boy and a girl) inspired this story. Alison Jackson is a children's librarian and has published eight books for children. She resides in Orlando, Florida, with her husband, Steve (a computer analyst), and her two children, Kyle and Quinn.