The Animal Dialogues

Uncommon Encounters in the Wild

By: Craig Childs

Narrated by: Craig Childs

Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

The Animal Dialogues tells of Craig Childs' own chilling experiences among the grizzlies of the Arctic, sharks off the coast of British Columbia and in the turquoise waters of Central America, jaguars in the bush of northern Mexico, mountain lions, elk, Bighorn Sheep, and others. More than chilling, however, these stories are lyrical, enchanting, and reach beyond what one commonly assumes an "animal story" is or should be. The Animal Dialogues is a book about another world that exists alongside our own, an entire realm of languages and interactions that humans rarely get the chance to witness.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©1997, 2007 Craig Childs (P)2019 Hachette Audio

Wow! Craig is a one of a kind storyteller!!

I’ve never felt more a part of a story! Craig Childs engages from the first moment...through the entire 10+ hours. His love of animals and remote landscapes is enthralling. Informative as well as exciting! Love the way he thinks & lives his life!!

Fascinating, beautifully written

This audio book was an absolute pleasure. The many stories Craig tells reveal the inner lives of some of Earth’s most fascinating creatures and the author’s experiences with them. If you love learning about the intricate details of animals’ lives and are drawn to exquisite, indeed brilliant, writing this book will prove to be one of the greatest gifts you ever bestow on yourself.

LOVED this book!

Learned so much and loved the author’s poetic descriptions of the animals and their surroundings. Found the narrator a little monotone at times, but not distracting. Highly recommend for lovers of nature .

electric story telling

Enter the world of animals. Respect for their beingness and nowness is paramount. It's an important state of being that the author has mastered. A place we should all be more familiar with.

Another excellent listening experience!

This is my third Craig Childs’ book and I loved it! He’s a gifted writer and narrator. I have read some reviews that describe his style as monotonous, but I couldn’t disagree more. His soothing, poetic prose is both vividly descriptive and constantly, patiently driven. His style reminds me of what it is like to hike through the desert. I have yet to be disappointed by one of his books! Highly recommend.

Love this

I love the descriptive writing of this author. I also love that it’s read by the author. I can close my eyes and listen and almost see everything he is describing.

Again, inspirational!

There is an unspoken dialog between the wild creatures and us…if we could only, stop, dial down, and listen. Thank you, Craig, for my vicarious journey with you!

Loved it

Beautiful, gut wrenching, soulful, inspiring. I loved this. I hope everyone who reads or listens will come away with greater love and respect for the nonhuman world.

Craig Childs is the best story teller.

Loved this book. Listened to it three times. can't get enough of it. I travel with him in my imagination . Awsome

Fine Stories Brilliantly Voiced

You will listen to Craig Childs beautifully told stories about encounters with animals in the wild again and again. His voice creates the scenes vividly and his language and imagery are flawless and almost poetic in their structure. Each story delivers both awareness and adventure in the telling as well as a romp through fine writing with word choice and sentence structure that is unusual in literature today. You will want to read Child's The Way Out to learn more about the writer himself and his profound love for experience in the wild.