Saturday, April 4, 2015

Giveaway! Chickens! Illustrated Chicken Breeds A to Z Book Review

I am so excited to share with you this adorable book by Sarah Rosedahl.

Chickens! Illustrated Chicken Breeds A to Z

The book is just as it sounds. Each page represents a different letter of the alphabet and a chicken breed beginning with that letter. Sarah includes a sentence or two of information about the breed and a charming illustration. The chickens are fun, but created with attention to detail that represents the breed completely.

This book belongs on every chicken keeper's coffee table. It's a great conversation piece and would make a great gift!

Her use of the alphabet introduces breeds that are not commonly seen by backyard keepers. For example: 
Q for Quechua
U for Utrerana
V for Vorwerk 

Three things I love about this book:

1. It's fun! You get a bit of knowledge about each breed paired with an adorable illustration. I love thumbing through it, re-reading the origins, the descriptions and the introduction of unique breeds.

2. It's whimsical, but it's accurate. I love the style of art that she uses to depict each breed. It's a consistent style throughout the book that represents the breeds in a fun way but at the same time, shows the character and uniqueness of each chicken.

3. I love that there is a chicken breed for every letter of the alphabet! It further points to the fact that chickens are such a widely diversified species and that much more interesting!

Sarah left the software industry after 30 years to live on a farm in Vermont. She raises chickens and creates art inspred by nature and her farmyard flock. To learn more about Sarah's artwork and writing, or to purchase a copy of her book visit her website at:

Sarah Rosedahl's Art : https://srosedahl.wordpress.com

or her Facebook Page Chickens! Illustrated Chicken Breeds A to Z 

The Facebook GIVEAWAY!!!
To enter to win a copy of Sarah's book share this post on Facebook and leave a comment below with the word "shared" and your e-mail so I can notify you if you win. I will choose a winner on April 11th, 2015. The winner will be announced on the Iron Oak Farm Facebook Page.

2 comments:

Jessica said...

Shared! snowpumpkin at gmail dot com.
This book looks cute! Thank you for the giveaway!
~Jessica

Sara said...

Shared! celtic_cross13@hotmail.com
Thank you for the giveaway!

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