In The Listening Story by Not So Serious Jack we meet young Emma who feels like nobody listens to her, but soon she learns the joy of helping and listening to different people in her neighborhood. I liked how Emma is portrayed as a resourceful, intelligent girl wearing jeans and a shirt, not the typical frilly-dressed girly wannabe-princess. In the first picture of the book, Emma is seen at the front porch feeling upset, and in the last picture, Emma is seen at the same pla