Even if you don't pine for a farm of your own, Julia's book will tempt you. From recipes on making Dandelion Wine to illustrations detailing the parts of a pig, from instructions on how to spin yarn to drawings on building a bean trellis, she covers the spectrum of agrarian pursuits. Whether you're the dirt-under-your-fingernails type or the armchair observationist, Farm Anatomy is a captivating read.
The book is an absolute visual delight and, in my opinion, the perfect read to curl up with as we begin our long, slow climb into shorter days, longer nights and cooler weather. Julia's publisher, Storey, has graciously gifted me with a review copy of Farm Anatomy as well as one to giveaway to a small measure reader. If you'd like to be entered in the contest, simply leave a comment below with your name and a means of contacting you should you be the winner, either via a link back to your own blog/website, or with your email address. Per Storey's request, the giveaway is limited to U.S. residents only. I'll run the giveaway for one week, ending at midnight EST October 24th.
Even if you're not the winner, do check out Julia's book. It's obvious that she put an awful lot of loving attention into each and every illustration. Farm Anatomy manages to entertain, inspire and educate, all at the same time, which is no small feat. Well done, Julia. Well done.
*I'm part of the Farm Anatomy blog tour. While several blogs have already mentioned Juila's book, others are coming up soon. Here's a list of the full tour:
Monday, October 10, 2011: Mint
Wednesday, October 12, 2011: Growing with Plants
Friday, October 14, 2011: Things We Make
Saturday, October 15, 2011: print & pattern
Monday, October 17, 2011: small measure
Wednesday, October 19, 2011: SF Girl By Bay
Friday, October 21, 2011: Pikaland
Sunday, October 23, 2011: The Spunky Coconut
Tuesday, October 25, 2011: Reading My Tea Leaves
Wednesday, October 26, 2011: The Post Family
Thursday, October 27, 2011: Book By Its Cover
Friday, October 28, 2011: Design for Mankind
*UPDATE: Wow! You guys clearly liked this book! The lucky winner of Farm Anatomy, according to Random, is #23, Petoskystone. Thank you so very much to all that entered. I'll have another giveaway coming your way next week!
186 comments:
What a beautiful book, count me in please!
What a fun book! I'd love a chance to win a copy. ashtree8 at gmail.com
It looks lovely!
jalley22 at hotmail.com
What a great book. Count me in too.
Alicia
red.oak.cottage@gmail.com
What an enjoyable looking read!
aslongasoldwomen@gmail.com
Beautiful! That would often be perused in my home. :)
Amber (headpixie@pixiespocket.com)
The book looks great! Thanks!
What a dream-come-true of a book. Gorgeous!
I love the illustrations style!
I browsed through a copy of this a couple days ago -- it's beautiful! I'd love to have a copy of my own. :) Congrats to Julia on such a wonderful book!
-Leigh-Ann (leifree@gmail.com)
Such great illustrations!! Thanks for hosting the giveaway :)
Looks gorgeous and informative - a delight for readers of all ages! Count me in too. loni.benfield at gmail.com
these illustrations look amazing! i would love to win.
So lovely!
What a fun-looking book! I'd love to win a copy! Thanks for the chance to. :)
I LOVE what you've shown of the book and thanks for the chance to win!
dorking at orcasonline.com
I DO pine for my own little farm! Someday...
Thanks so much, Ashley!
emily { a t } alumni { d o t } jmu { d o t } edu
Oh, I would love this book. It's beautiful. I think it would actually be a great children's book for my baby girl. Sort of like the Richard Scarry word books.
I love the look of this book!
I would be ever so happy to win this book. It looks like a real treasure. Please count me in.
abpughsley@windstream.net
I would love love love this book!
love the style of this book. please count me in on this giveaway. thanks! jlalexia(at)yahoo(dot)com
It doesn't look like my comment posted, so I'll try again.
What a fun book! As an artist and an avid gardener, I'm looking forward to thumbing through the pages. Looks like another great book from Storey.
Such a beautiful book!! Count me in!
Jamie
Jamie.elfrank@gmail.com
looks awesome! houck.j(at)gmail (dot)com
How lovely! elizabeth.gillette@gmail.com
What a cool and lovely book! lavignephoto.com
so awesome! I'd love a copy!! (demarest.laura at gmail.com)
This book looks great!
leannafford at gmail.com
I've seen this book on several blogs, and I'm definitely intrigued. I love Storey's books in general. Thanks for the giveaway!
What a fun book! I would love to win this book to use at summer camps and at my job as an historical interpreter! Thanks for the opportunity!
Pauline
fiberlooney@yahoo.com
This looks like a beautiful book. Thanks for the giveaway.
This book is on the top of my list! The page with the natural dyes captured my imagination-- the whole thing looks so lovely and inspirational! kate.m.klein@gmail.com
What a cool looking book! Thanks for the opportunity!
Sarah M
sslamast@gmail.com
Ooh, that looks awesome. Count me in!
What a gorgeous book! It would be treasured here. Thank you for the chance! sarah dot brassard at gmail dot com
*swoon*
Thanks for the opportunity!
jenmfoley83@gmail.com
feeling inspired just from the pages shown!!
wallygirl013@yahoo.com
This will be a great book to flip through and look at with your son once he gets a little older. So beautiful!
such a beautiful book!
pulchrabliss(at) hotmail (d0t)com
Fun! That looks like a lovely book :)
girlwillgo[at]gmail.com
That looks awesome!
Fantastic! geraldine.mcintosh@gmail.com
what beautiful illustrations! i would love to win this!
sjs827@yahoo.com
I saw this book on Design Sponge too and immediately added it to my wish list. Love it! agsinclair AT gmail DOT com
Love the illustrations and ideas! I'd love to own this book!
shinnick13@hotmail.com
Goodness! That book looks so amazing! Thanks for the chance to win it!
I was so into finding it on amazon that I forgot to leave a comment. :) Looks really cool. :)
Looks like a fun book!
beautiful!
www.myyearoffood.com
Love this! We move to our farm Dec 21st....would be just perfect.
Oh my. It looks so perfect for an super visual person, like myself. Thanks!
exciting! such a gorgeous book. thanks for the chance to win! running_goddess at hotmail.com
Great giveaway - thanks for letting me enter! :)
hepkittenink@gmail.com
What a beautiful book! A handy reference for children and grownups alike!
We live on a lovely acerage in northern Alberta. This book would be great inspiration to have on our shelf!
jwalty@hotmail.com
Such a fun looking book, was just discussing the illustrations with my dad!
Oooh... what lovely illustrations for all of these areas of life! The colors are especially striking. Thanks for the giveaway! lizdelf (at) gmail.com
Looks like fun. Count me in.
sebetteh(at)hotmail(dot)com
This looks fabulous! I love the illustrations!!
i can't wait to see these illustrations!!
shannonchartreuse@gmail.com
My goodness, what a beautiful book!
Gorgeous!
I cannot wait to check this book out!!
Amber
amberlinstrom@gmail.com
Ooh, please count me in! I'd like to write a review of it for my own blog.
--Nancy Lili
http://themonstersflashlight.wordpress.com
I saw this book somewhere and fell in love instantly. It's so beautiful. And I'm lucky to be living right next to a farm now. :D
*fingers tightly, tightly crossed*
scribbles.and.strokes at gmail dot com
Oooh, pick me! I'd love to win. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
My sister would love this so much. She is going to start her own farm soon. And it's such a beautiful book!
Beautiful! Please enter me in the drawing! Thank you. Cloudy9420 (at) aol (dot) com.
Oh, gracious. This book just looks deeeelightful!
keri.smith5@gmail.com
This book looks amazing!
Homesteading heaven...hellomegan [at] gmail
What a gorgeous book! Just what I've been looking for.... Hope I win!
What a fun and beautiful book! I would love to read (and win) one! truwillow@bellsouth.net
I'd love to win a copy of this book.
julieosland@hotmail.com
That sounds like a good read. Count me in.
Ooooh, I would LOVE to curl up on the couch and read this!
lillian(dot)wilkins(at)gmail(dot)com
I've enjoyed all I can see so far. I'd love to win a copy. uwharrieheirlooms@yahoo.com.
Wonderful! Even if I don't win I will be buying a copy. beautybyashleyb@gmail.com
The book looks absolutely beautiful--I'll definitely need to check it out!
curlygirl8988@yahoo.com
me! me! pick me!
you can find me at:
www.sweetpotatoclaire,blogspot.com
Oh...I SO would love to have this book!
skymindedandevergrowing.blogspot.com
It looks like an amazing book
levay1@bigpond.com
Love the illustrations!
lslove11@yahoo.com
I do pine for a farm of my own! With this book I could dream.
Looks like this book is right up my alley, or should I say my corn row?
Gorgeous! Please count this as an entry!
Wendy
prayersofnaivete@gmail.com
This book looks amazing! One way or another...this book will be on my shelves!
So pretty!
Ooh, enter me, please. The illustrations are so cute...
crystalsdesign at gmail d0t com
Yup. Looks like another must-have book. So glad folks are still doing illustrations by hand--old botanical prints are some of my favorite illustrations (beautiful and educational)--and it's nice to see that spirit applied to the larger subject of farm life.
oh my goodness, i've longed for a book like this, the drawings are absolutely beautiful! so much information. i love the old fashioned tools, just what i adore. gorgeous. x
Beautiful book!
dizzywiththevision@yahoo.com
I would LOVE a copy of this book, thank you for the giveaway!!
cluderer@gmail.com
This looks amazing and would be very helpful!
steim99@yahoo.com
sounds great! I think If i don't win i'll head over to buy a copy at amazon next week. thanks so much
mamasnowbunny@hotmail.com
Fun! I'd love to win a copy, too. My email is amandahollinger@gmail.com. Thanks.
I would love to be entered to win the book, it looks awesome. I can be contacted at sekinkead at gmail.com
Sounds like a great book for inspiration during the long cold nights ahead, for sure! Winner or not I will definitely check this book out!
http://sweetmusingsfromthecove.wordpress.com/
wonderful book! elizabethgmarshall@gmail.com
Looks absolutely beautiful!
That book looks awesome - my dream is to raise a family on a small farm... maybe one day!
sdwelley@gmail.com
Absolutely delightful illustrations. I'd love a chance to win a copy.
helianthus12@gmail.com
Fun! Thanks for sharing : )
Looks like a great book!
tracymmeadows@gmail.com
I'd LOVE to read this! We've recently started backyard beekeeping (thanks for your great book on this :) ) and dream of moving to more land and more opportunities for farm "stuff." :)
jennifer.anne.howe@gmail.com
Looks like the perfect book to curl up with on a cool fall night and dream of my farm-to-be! The illustrations look gorgeous as well. :)
I love picture books for adults!
Erika
mayorofhooperville@gmail.com
Love the style of this book!
How delightful!
suzenknits (at) gmail (dot) com
what an awesome book! I would love to have that in my library!
canole07 at gmail dot com
It looks like the perfect way to dream of vicariously living a farming life.
This looks like a fun read. Throw my name into the hat, please.
My fingers are definitely crossed to win a copy of this! I'm moving into a new house next year with lots of land around it and I think I will need all the guidance I can get as I figure out what to do with it all.
This book looks like fun! The nephews may even pour through it with me.
Commenting! Thanks for the opportunity, looking forward to checking out the other blogs too.
would love to take a look at it. rebekahhlawrence at gmail.com Name same as email.
Oooh, this book looks right up my alley, count me in, but just in case, I just put it on my amazon.com wish list as well! :)
erica_1442@yahoo.com
That looks beautiful. Can't wait to read more!
What a wonderful book. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
-the redhead-
Hello Ms. Ashley! If I happen to be chosen, please email me at ewrede13@cornellcollege.edu :)
Looks like I picked a good day to stumble onto your site. I'll be visiting it often, I promise.
The beautiful illustrations remind me of those cooperative board games published in the 70s (like the Save the Whales Game, the Farm Game, etc.)!
Sonora
rosie_nora@yahoo.com
I have this book on my wishlist already! Fingers crossed!
Wow, I would have pored over that as a kid. Or an adult :)
Hope I am not too late. casnlynn@gmail.com
What a beautiful looking book! Count me in!
Drat, I submitted my comment without info. Here I am!
oooh yes!
My kids and I would read this together. akmh75 at gmail.com
what a beautiful book. hope it's not too late to enter!
jrfehlauer (at) gmail (dot) com
what a beautiful book. I hope it's not too late to enter!
jrfehlauer at gmail dot com
Looks like a really neat book! Wuld love to read it with my girls!
megsoco @ gmail.com
Throw my name into the pot too! It looks like a great book! (sndemott@hotmail.com)
Looks like a great read and a great resource! hamletgrove at yahoo dot com. Thank you!
what a beautiful book. I hope it's not too late to enter!
jrfehlauer at gmail dot com
What a gorgeous book! Looks totally educational as well.
carissa.savage@gmail.com
Love the illustrations!
I would love to have that book on my nightstand!
lejackson16@gmail.com
Thanks!
this book seems like it would be so fun to read! thanks for the chance to win (:
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tealandtea@gmail.com
What a lovely book! I wold love to work for Storey (or Lark!), creating beautiful books like this one. This is on my Christmas list.
Ugh, and I hate when I don't proofread my comments!
Beautiful book - I would love to spend some time with this book!
bergerfamily@bellsouth.net
Wow, just what I need. It looks fun and informative!
Tory at aya dot yale dot edu
Looks like the perfect read to cozy with by the fire this winter.
Thanks for putting my name in the hat
I'm obsessed with farming, but I've only ever lived in the city! I would love this book.
How amazing that someone takes the time to observe and record all the aspects of Farm Life.
Eek! This book reminds me a little of David Macaulay and his book The Way We Work, but oh the subject matter is so near and dear to my heart!
chantal.marlinski@gmail.com
The book's illustrations are intriguing!
michyrj@aol.com
The book looks amazing! I would love to be entered to win. debra@myvintagehome.com
How fun! naturalearthfarm@netzero.net
I am dying to get a chance to look through this book!
I am dying to get a chance to look through this book!
love love LOVE this book! My dream garden journal!!
hmgrisso@gmail.com/www.lettuceturnipthebeet.blogspot.com
This book looks fabulous! I'd love to win. jules_p548 at yahoo.com
Would LOVE to win this cool book. The illustrations are great and looks like lots of good info as well.
Janet
witecranes@msn.com
What a beautiful book! I try to read every 'how to homestead' book that I can get my hands on, so I'd love to not have to wait until it shows up at a local library :-)
courtney dot a dot behrens at gmail dot com
http://for-the-beauty.blogspot.com/
what a great book to "read" through with my 3 year old son!
bellalunafish@gmail.com
That books looks lovely!
gojenngo@gmail.com
I feel like I must have this book!!!
Rebecca
rwparshall@frontiernet.net
Wow! This looks like a great book! I would love one!
Looks like a good book. I would be delighted if I could win it in a drawing.
This looks like a good book. I would be delighted to win it in your drawing. Thanks for all the giveaways.
What a lovely and educational book!
barrera.heather@gmail.com
That book is a visual delight. I would love to win it! :)
awbaas (at) gmail (dot) com
Wow that book looks really informative! Count me in on the giveaway. dadrpark at aol dot com
What a gorgeous way to celebrate and educate! Would love that along side my other homestead books.
The Farm Anatomy book looks wonderful! Thank you Storey for hosting this giveaway.
The book looks great. Thanks for the opportunity.
Crossing my fingers!
WillowARodriguez@gmail.com
What a beautiful book, and such a handy reference. Thanks for the chance!
nasturtium(at)fastmail.fm
Looks like a wonderful book to answer questions for my city raised kids and grandkids!
brenda.seader@gmail.com
I just found your blog, and my goodness, I'll be back! -Katie
arbonne.herbold@gmail.com
Wow! What a beauty- I'd be thrilled to win!
Erlandrum@gmail.com
It's a lovely book!
Emilyolivemama@aol.com
looks like a fun read thanks! segura3 at ameritech.net
Skimmed this book the other day and fell in love with its pictorial approach! Count me in for the giveaway.
what a beautiful book! the mention of dandelion wine took me back to the 9th grade when my friend jamie and i drank all of his parents' homemade batch after school one day. :) ~hilarymk@yahoo.com
What a perfect idea for a book! I am an urban homesteader (and an artist!) learning a little something new every day. I would LOVE to have a copy of this book! (bramblythicket at mywildacres.com)
Would love to be entered for the giveaway. Thank you.
Oh, this book looks beautiful. For some reason, it reminds me of something my husband might like.
This book is darling--even if I'm not lucky enough to win, I'll definitely pick it up. I looked through the preview on on Amazon and there are so many things that reminded me of growing up on a farm that I had long forgotten! (alice at kathrynivy.com)
That has got to be the coolest book. I would love to win a copy.
yea! thank you :)
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