Neil, The Amazing Sea Cucumber

Have you ever thought to yourself, there are too many books about sharks? Why aren’t there more books about sea cucumbers? If you have, then this is the book for you (and any children you know aged 0+!).

Neil is a sea cucumber. He lives on the ocean floor. Most days (and nights, sea cucumbers are nocturnal) are all the same for Neil. He misses his friend Sandra; she floated away recently. Today he has spotted something that looks like Sandra. Could it be? Or perhaps it is a pickle someone threw off a boat? Or – maybe it is Sandra!

The excitement, the cucumber jokes, the fun illustrations by Lucinda Gifford, all make this picture book worth reading again and again. You can also follow up each read with a sea cucumber fact. They don’t have brains. The Giant Red Sea Cucumber can grow as long as 60 centimetres, much longer than an actual cucumber. They can live for over a decade. The list goes on. They really are amazing sea creatures.