Seymour the Clam: The Selfish Shellfish

Fishermen, nets, fish markets, sushi bars... do fish need friends? You bet they do!

But after Seymour the Clam slammed the door on all of the fish in his neighborhood, he learned too late that he needed a friend, too.

This is the story of Seymour, a shellfish, who met a bad end on account he was selfish.

But if you were a clam, what would you have done?

Scott Mendelson is a doctor, writer, musician, husband, and father of three. He wrote books for scientists, but the stories he told his children would sometimes linger in his mind and come to life. One such story was Seymour the Clam. It came to life in New York City and grew up in Roseburg, Oregon, where Scott now lives among the wooded hills, rivers, and waterfalls.