Book Review: “The Listening Story” by (Not So Serious) Jack Thompsen
The Listening Story by Jack ThompsenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Emma is a little girl with a lot of big ideas! Trouble is, most people older than Emma (family included) never seem to pay attention to the things she has to say, leaving her in doubt of if her thoughts even mattering that much. This story teaches a great message for children of the need to speak up and will inspire them to fight the discouragement of being unheard by persistently sharing their ideas. I especially enjoyed Emma’s personality: Innovative, thoughtful, and a little indignant.
One technical issue I had with it was the use of rhyme in the story. To me, a good chunk of the verses seemed forced, and the pacing felt unbalanced. For a story of this length, however, I can understand its use as opposed to prose, which may not keep children’s attention when being read to them.
The cartoony illustrations are nice and bright, which is always a satisfying quality for a picture book to have, and complement the story well. I’m curious to see what’s yet to be published by Not So Serious Jack!
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