Hidden Messages of Everyday Animals: What Animals Are Really Telling You (Hidden Messages of Animals)

What if the animals around you were whispering messages meant just for you?

Have you ever wondered why a crow lingers on your path, why a squirrel catches your attention, or why a butterfly appears at just the right moment? What if these encounters aren’t random — but quiet invitations to notice something you’ve been missing?

Querine van Grinsven is a wildlife photographer and animal science graduate who has spent her life listening to animals across six continents. In Hidden Messages of Everyday Animals, she reveals what 33 common animals may be trying to tell you — through their symbolism, their folklore, and the feelings they stir when they cross your path.

This is not a field guide. It’s a companion for anyone who has ever felt that animals carry something deeper — a message, a mirror, or a gentle nudge toward a truth you already sense inside.

Inside, you’ll discover:
Hidden Messages:

• The symbolic and spiritual meaning of 33 everyday animals — so the next time one appears, you'll know what to look for
• Gentle reflections and personal encounters paired with the author's own photography, reimagined in a timeless painterly style
• Simple practices to help you slow down, notice, and honour the messages nature offers you every day
• Folklore and nature facts that bring each animal to life — from ravens and dragonflies to horses and foxes
• A bonus section on animal lookalikes (frog vs. toad, dove vs. pigeon) so you can tell apart the messengers you meet

Whether you are an animal lover, a seeker of spiritual signs, or simply someone who longs to reconnect with the quiet wisdom of the natural world, this book will become your trusted companion.

Hidden Messages of Everyday Animals is a soulful, beautifully illustrated guide for anyone who feels that nature has something to say. If you love Animal Speak by Ted Andrews or The Secret Language of Animals, you’ll treasure this heartfelt addition to your shelf.

Now available as audiobook, narrated by Nicky Griffiths.

Scroll up and order your copy today — and start listening to what the animals around you are really telling you.

Querine van Grinsven is a wildlife storyteller and ecologist with a lifelong practice as an intuitive energy worker. Through her books, workshops, and online programs, she helps people rediscover their connection to animals, nature, and themselves. She travels for animals, not for countries, seeking them out in their own habitats across five continents. Those journeys form the foundation of her stories: personal encounters carried by years of experience in wildlife management and ecology.With a scientific background in wildlife management and training as a Reiki Grandmaster, she combines knowledge and intuition in a way that is gentle yet deeply felt. Her work also appears in Verborgen boodschappen van alledaagse dieren, the Dutch edition of this same book, and in What Would Panda Say?, now translated into five languages.