A fiddler crab beneath two trees arching over a winding salt-marsh creek at sunrise — the Adventures at Fiddler Marsh emblem

A children's book series & a living marsh world

Adventures at FiddlerMarsh

A coastal salt marsh brought to life for young explorers — real science and real heart, told alongside Skipper, Pebble, and their neighbors.

Chapter books · ages 5–8 Read-aloud & explore · 4–10 Rooted in real marine biology

The story behind the marsh

Nature is the best storyteller.
We just wrote it down.

Adventures at Fiddler Marsh began with a simple question: what if children could see the world through the eyes of the creatures who live in it?

The salt marsh is one of nature's most fascinating places — where land meets sea, where the tide shapes every day, and where hundreds of species live together in a web of connection. It's also a place most kids never get to visit. So we're bringing the marsh to them.

Each book follows Skipper and Pebble — two young fiddler crabs — through adventures that teach real science, genuine life lessons, and a love of the natural world. Every story is rooted in actual marine biology. Every character is based on a real species. And every lesson grows naturally from the way these animals truly live.

Meet the residents

The Friends You'll Make at Fiddler Marsh

Every character is drawn from a real species that lives in the salt marsh.

Pencil drawing of Skipper, a young male fiddler crab with one oversized claw

Skipper

Uca pugnax · young male

The Energetic Explorer

A big claw and an even bigger curiosity. Skipper is always ready for an adventure — sometimes before he's ready to think one through.

Pencil drawing of Pebble, a young female fiddler crab with two equal claws

Pebble

Uca pugnax · young female

The Thoughtful Observer

Keeps a nature journal and notices what others miss. Pebble is curious, careful, and braver than she knows.

Pencil drawing of Papa Tide, an elder male fiddler crab with a large notched claw

Papa Tide

Uca pugnax · elder

The Wise Elder

The wisest crab in the marsh, his big claw well-worn and notched from an old encounter. He teaches by patient observation and good questions.

Pencil drawing of Mama Sandy, an elder female fiddler crab with two equal claws

Mama Sandy

Uca pugnax · elder

The Keeper of Stories

The heart of the burrow neighborhood. She keeps the old SerenCrabity fables and the wisdom of ancestors, shared warm around the tide.

A real ecosystem

A Whole World to Discover

Every corner of Fiddler Marsh is drawn from real coastal habitats — kids learn how an entire ecosystem works, one adventure at a time.

01

The Mudflats

Exposed twice a day by the tide — the fiddler crabs' feeding grounds, dotted with burrow doorways and tiny mud pellets.

02

The Spartina Meadow

Tall cordgrass that holds the marsh together — a whole forest at crab height, home to shrimp, snails, and hidden nests.

03

The Tidal Creek

The marsh's highway, where the tide comes and goes and the big creatures visit — blue crabs, terrapins, and schools of killifish.

04

Oyster & Mussel Beds

Nature's water filters — a living reef where hundreds of small creatures find shelter along the creek's edge.

05

The Sky Above

Herons, egrets, and ospreys — the marsh is as alive above the mud as it is below it.

Pencil drawing of Stillwater, a great blue heron wading in the marsh shallows
Stillwater, the great blue heron

The expedition log

The Marsh Is Coming to Life

A book series and an interactive world, designed together from the very start.

In production

The Books Take Shape

The first Adventures at Fiddler Marsh chapter book is in production — a 72–80-page illustrated adventure of story, science, and life lessons for ages 5–8, with a discussion guide for parents and teachers in every volume.

Coming soon

Book One: Skipper's Big Wave

When a storm threatens the marsh, Skipper must learn that real courage means trusting the rhythms of the world around you. Featuring an original SerenCrabity Fable, Nature Notes, and a parent discussion guide.

On the horizon

The Interactive Marsh World

Step inside the marsh. A companion experience where kids explore the ecosystem, meet the characters, and collect Nature Notes — bringing the books to life on any screen.

The vision

A Twelve-Book Series & Beyond

Twelve books spanning the seasons of the marsh, each introducing new characters, new places, and new science — with the interactive world growing alongside every book.

Come Explore With Us

Sign up to know the moment Book One launches, get sneak peeks at the characters and artwork, and be among the first families inside the interactive marsh world.