The Marshwiggle adventures
Children's adventure book series for curious readers.
Follow a family story into the Pennsylvania countryside, where hidden Marshwiggles, a cranberry bog, and a few brave questions are waiting just beyond the familiar path.
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A series to step into
Start with a story that makes a place feel magical.
A good children's adventure book series gives a reader somewhere to return to. There is a place they recognize, people whose choices matter, and a new reason to wonder what may happen next. The Marshwiggle adventures begin with a simple invitation: listen closely to a family story, then see what happens when children take that story seriously enough to look for its traces in the real world.
Heather and Davy hear Grandee's tale of shy creatures living near Pennsylvania cranberry bogs. The idea stays with them. Soon, the countryside is no longer just a background to a familiar day. It becomes a place where a glint of golden lashes, a hidden path, or a quiet moment near the water might mean something. Their adventure grows from attention and imagination, not from noise for its own sake.
That is the heart of the series. The books invite young readers to follow clues, imagine responsibly, and talk about what they would do in the same moment. For the adult reading alongside them, the stories leave room for a shared question after every chapter: what would you have noticed?
Book one
Heather and Davy follow Grandee's trail.
Heather, Davy and the Marshwiggle is the beginning of the series. Grandee's story brings the Marshwiggles close enough for Heather and Davy to wonder whether they could be real. The siblings follow that curiosity into the countryside, where the possibility of a hidden village changes the way they look at every clue.
This first adventure is a natural place to begin because it establishes the world through a family connection. Grandee's storytelling does more than entertain the children. It gives them a way to see their surroundings with fresh attention. Readers can feel that same shift as the ordinary landscape becomes a setting for discovery.
The book is also available in an illustrated edition for families who would like to experience the opening adventure with new visual detail. Both editions lead to the same first step into the Marshwiggle world.
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The published adventures
Meet the books already waiting in the series.
Begin with Heather and Davy's first glimpse of the hidden world, then continue to the cranberry bog with Little Betsy. Each story stands on its own as an adventure, while giving readers another view of the Marshwiggles and the choices that shape their world.
Marshwiggle adventures · Book one
Heather, Davy and the Marshwiggle
Heather and Davy follow a story from their Grandee into the Pennsylvania countryside, where a glimpse of golden lashes suggests the Marshwiggles may be more than a tale.
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Marshwiggle adventures · Book two
Marshwiggle: Decoy Squad
Little Betsy slips away toward the cranberry bog, and the hidden village of Marshwiggles must protect its secret while helping her find the way home.
Find the book ↗Why series reading matters
More time with a story gives children more ways to make it their own.
When children know they can return to a story world, they often read with more patience. A small detail does not have to explain itself at once. A favorite character does not disappear after one ending. The next book offers another chance to notice how a familiar place, creature, or question changes when seen through someone else's eyes.
The Marshwiggle adventures are built for that kind of return. The bog, the hidden village, and the people connected to them give the books a shared center. Yet the children's experiences are not copies of one another. Heather and Davy begin with Grandee's story and a glimpse that turns curiosity into a journey. In Decoy Squad, Little Betsy's decision to go looking brings its own risks and calls for help from the Marshwiggles themselves.
For families, that difference makes the series useful beyond the last page. Readers can compare how each child responds to mystery, talk about when curiosity is helpful, and imagine what responsible adventure looks like. Those conversations can be gentle and playful, but they also help a story stay with a child after the book is closed.
Book two
A new child, a new choice, and the same hidden world.
Marshwiggle: Decoy Squad continues the published adventure with Little Betsy, who is intrigued by fairies, elves, and leprechauns. She slips away from her babysitter Joanie and heads toward the cranberry bog. Her curiosity brings her close to the Marshwiggles' secret, placing their quiet village and Betsy's safe return at the center of the story.
The change in viewpoint gives the series another kind of momentum. Children who have met the Marshwiggles through Heather and Davy can now consider the world from Betsy's side of the mystery. The creatures are no longer only something to find. They have a community to protect and a thoughtful plan to make when a child comes too close.
That makes Decoy Squad a satisfying next read for families who want adventure with heart. It keeps the hidden-world wonder of the first book while giving readers a new question to discuss: how can a person be adventurous and still look out for the people depending on them?
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For family reading
Bring a little more wonder to reading time.
The Marshwiggle books are a good fit for readers who enjoy secret places, gentle suspense, and stories that begin close to home before stepping somewhere unexpected. They also work beautifully as a shared read, because every hidden clue gives children and adults something to pause over together.
Families who enjoy the folklore behind magical stories can keep exploring with Terri's guide to fairy colors and meanings or visit the fairy books for kids page for another way into the Marshwiggle world.
Find the first Marshwiggle adventure ↗Frequently asked questions
Before you begin the series.
What order should the Marshwiggle books be read in?
Start with Heather, Davy and the Marshwiggle. It introduces the hidden world through the story Grandee tells Heather and Davy, then follows the siblings as curiosity carries them into the Pennsylvania countryside. Marshwiggle: Decoy Squad is the next published adventure. It opens another doorway into the same world when Little Betsy goes searching near the cranberry bog.
What kind of adventures are in the Marshwiggle series?
These are gentle, imaginative adventures shaped by mystery, family stories, and the feeling that an ordinary place may hold more than it first appears. The children notice clues, make choices, and encounter a hidden community of Marshwiggles. The books make room for wonder without losing the importance of getting home, caring for others, and thinking through a decision.
Can families read the books aloud together?
Yes. Each published adventure gives families natural stopping points for conversation: What did a character see? Would you follow that clue? What would you want to ask a Marshwiggle? Reading aloud can turn the cranberry bog, the family story, and the children’s choices into a shared game of noticing and imagining.
Where can I find the Marshwiggle books?
Each book has its own retailer link on this page and on the Books page. The first adventure is also available in an illustrated edition. Choosing a title takes you to the independent retailer where current availability and ordering details are shown.
Begin the adventure
Start where the story starts.
Meet Heather, Davy, Grandee, and the hidden world that waits near the cranberry bog.