“The water was calm, solid brown because of how the rain had stirred everything up the day before. You could still smell the storm, the wet logs, the damp grass, the muddy riverbank. I knew I'd never find the kayak.”

- Brady Parks, Red Kayak

Red Kayak became the first book in a series that included The Journey Back and Cheating for the Chicken Man.

Chadwick the Crab

Coloring Postcards

Chadwick the Crab celebrates 40 years in print in 2026! To mark the occasion, Chadwick invites readers and fans to color or paint the critters of Shady Creek on postcards that are also greeting cards, ready to send through the U.S. mail.