Priscilla Cummings

Priscilla Cummings is an American author born in 1951 who has published over twenty-five children's picture books and young adult novels since 1986[2]. She is best known for the children's picture book series featuring Chadwick the Crab and the young adult novel Red Kayak, a coming-of-age story set in the Chesapeake Bay area[3]. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a reporter and journalist for thirteen years[2].