Living with chickens brings more of life into focus. Each chicken has a name, a personality, and something different for us to focus on. Presented in a format with a page which has an illustration of that particular one, with the facing page giving a word with a few paragraphs making the reader think.
The book is brilliantly and delightfully illustrated by the author.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age, great for gifting to anyone (and cheaper than an appointment), but especially to a school or your public library!
I requested and received a temporary electronic copy on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group – Wellfleet Press via NetGalley. Thank you!

While I don’t have chickens of my own, I have several friends and neighbors that do, which is what drew me to this title. This book is beautiful both in terms of illustration as well as writing; I can’t wait to get it for my chicken friends once it is published. It explores themes that chickens embody (such as hydrate, dance, reset, breathe) and how we can apply them to our lives (chicken owners or not ❤️)

This is a gorgeous book. The illustrations are so colorful and engaging. I really enjoyed the word and short paragraph that went with each illustration. I have chickens and think any chicken owner will enjoy this book. This would make a wonderful coffee table book. A great conversation starter.

This book is fabulous. Tendra owns backyard chickens and her affection for them is evident in both her words and her charming illustrations. This is not a self help book - there are gentle suggestions and observations. It would be a fun book to work through as daily meditations. I'd like to give a paper copy to my friend Anna, who also loves her backyard chickens, but this would be a fun gift for anyone who might benefit from a little bit more joy in their lives.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free e-Arc is exchange for an honest review.

The illustrations are lovely with good contrasting colours chosen and the small wisdoms - I am surprised to say since they often compare chicken behaviours to humans - insightful. Sometimes I laughed out loud, sometimes I had to blink away a tear even. This would make a lovely gift for people who like to take a humorous view on life. Or people who just love chickens, because again, the artwork ist so so good.

What a gorgeous book! Not only are the illustrations of chickens lovely, but the short life lessons from the habits of chickens (which are organized into seasons) gave me all the nostalgia of my childhood growing up with a flock. Revel, Ebb and Grieve were probably my favorite pages.

I’ll definitely be buying a couple copy’s for the chicken lovers in my life.

Thank you NetGalley for the advance copy.

Such a fun, uplifting book. The illustrations were so vibrant and fun. A great book for anyone, but especially for chicken lovers.

This book was so wholesome, loved meeting the whole chicken family and reading the inspiring and thought-provoking comments.

3.75 stars
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Thanks NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group – Wellfleet Press and the author for a great copy of the book!

Therapy chickens is a soothing, light-hearted, cute and meaningful philosophical book that aims to be educational, therapeutic but in a simple manner. The artworks are cute, simple and relaxing to look at. I have never thought chickens could teach us so many things in life. Maybe we should slow down sometimes, observe and learn from them. The book provides both facts related to chickens and lessons that can be drawn out from them.

The drawback is that sometimes I feel that there are not enough ideas to be generated. Therefore, for example, the "Fall" chapter is a bit repetitive.

All in all, it's a good book for both adults and children to read and chill out after a long, hectic day.

My favorite part of this book is the artwork depicting chickens. They could be wall art or on a calendar. This book has a main word on each page like, reflect, enrich, reset, balance etc. And then describes how chickens do this with the idea that humans can do it too to improve their lives. This is very much a self help book with wonderful chicken art. I’m not sure why but I was expecting it to be more humorous, maybe the idea of learning from chickens. If you enjoy self help books (I don’t read them often) you will probably enjoy this more than I did. Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group, Wellfleet Press for the temporary ARC via NetGalley and I am leaving a voluntary review.

Therapy Chickens by Tedra Hamel would make a good little gift for someone that's into books of inspirational quotes and pretty artwork.

Gorgeous illustrations (which I'd love to frame), with lovely insights about what chickens can teach us by the talented author/illustrator Tedra Hamel, who raises and adores these amazing creatures. We learn the names and personalities of hers, and I grew to love each one. A heartwarming book geared more to adults than children. Highly recommended!

Thanks to Tedra Hamel, Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc., and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

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I loved this book and I loved the artwork! My daughter is obsessed with her chickens and the author is spot on. It’s a cute informational book about chickens and makes it fun to learn more.

Therapy chickens was one of the cutest books I’ve read in a long time. With beautiful illustrations and words of wisdom this book would be a wonderful gift for anyone in your life, or even yourself. Never having been around chickens, to find what you can learn from them was a unique and informative view in this book. I’ll be reading and again to keep adjusting my views toward each season of the year and life.

Absolutely adore this book, from beautiful artwork to beautifully written words. It is just wonderful. I think this will make a beautiful gift and a book to turn to when you just need some words of wisdom. Everyone needs more therapy chickens in their life and if they can't have real ones, this book is the next best thing.

This is a lovely celebration of chickens. I really loved the biographies of the chickens with their individual personalities and quirks. The art is colourful and brings out the characteristics well. I now want to loaf like a chicken.
This would be a great present for anyone who is keeping their own chickens.
Thank you for the ARC.

A short and entirely charming read. I can't say I'm much of a chicken person myself, but plenty of people in my family are and the art in this book really captured the nature of them, I think. It was bright and colorful and the advice inside was genuinely helpful, if a bit silly at times (but, well, I think we could all use a bit more silly yet helpful advice). I really look forward to purchasing this when it's officially released.

This book is GORGEOUS. I would put these pictures on a wall, they're so bright and beautiful. The use of strong colors is amazing.
That's before you read the wonderful life lessons the chickens can teach you, like working together and standing up for yourself. The author said that one of the chickens enjoyed going for bike rides and one used to go skiing with her.
If you want to stay happy, don't read the author's note.Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

I read parts of this with my 6 year old and he loved it! Especially all of the different chicken illustrations. That being said, it's not a children's book, more for wisdom about slowing down, enjoying what you have and looking at things from different perspectives - life lessons & good reminders for everyday living.

This delightful book was written by a nursing student who is also a chicken keeper. There are numerous short chapters in this book which tells us about the chickens but the messages and themes are also applicable to us. Overall, a cozy and uplifting book to read. The illustrations of chickens were cute and colorful.