The story was cute but the illustrations are drop dead gorgeous! Any kid would love this. Especially the kids who love The Lion King movie.

I absolutely loved everything about this picture book for young children. The style of the illustrations is so clever and the colours are magnificent. Leo is so cute that the readers will really respond to him and the story has a wonderful message about being yourself and about how important it is to listen. I read this book a few times as it was so captivating.

With enormous thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a wonderful reading book.

4.5 Stars
Let me start by saying that I loveee the illustrations! These are different from what I’ve read before. You might have guessed it from the cover. The lions are in blocks and angles (I’m sure there a term for that). I wondered how the book would be with such unique illustrations, but this one is fab (you can see that I can’t stop gushing). The expressions of the lions are life-like and attractive.
Coming to the story, we have Leo a little lion who doesn’t roar. His brother and sister roar very well. His dad is worried. However, his mom is confident that he’ll roar when he’s ready. Leo prefers to listen and ends up being more alert than others. He saves the animals not once but thrice.
He roars loud and clear the final time and that astonishes everyone, except his mother who had full faith in him. The moral is sweet and straightforward, asking parents and siblings to be patient and give kids time to become who they are.
To conclude, The Little Lion That Listened is a beautiful little book with vibrant illustrations and an important lesson for adults and kids alike.
Thank you, NetGalley and New Classics Books, for the ARC.

Hmm...there's a lot to like here (illustrations, the way Leo has his own talents and seems to be accepted as he is by his mother and siblings) but, unfortunately, when Leo's father angrily shouted at him about not roaring (after harping on him for most of the story) and never apologized or experienced any consequences for being so mean, I had to tap out. I couldn't bring a story with that kind of problematic message into my classroom and wouldn't knowingly expose a kid to it.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

This beautifully illustrated book is a must read. It is a wonderful comment on social expectations and the idea that all progress and achieve the same goals at the same time. As a teacher and a parent the idea of milestones can be destructive especially if an individual is unable to achieve them in the time expected. The fact that Leo is amazing at listening is over shadowed by the fact he does not roar but both of these attributes are important.

I would recommend this to be part of any child’s library at home and in class and could be a wonderful PSHE book to promote and recognise not everyone is the same.

This is a cute illustarated children's book about a family of lions. There is a "black sheep" lion cubin the family who is introverted and quiet who prefers to listen instead of roar, much to the dismay of his father. A cute lesson about being who you are and "roaring on your own time." The illustration style and colors are beautiful.

Thank you to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Quite a commendable little title – this seems to be a small house doing some things right in the way of young readers. Little Leo's siblings in this particular lion family love to roar, but he doesn't – he's too busy listening. But that means he hears the nasty human hunters, the nasty hyena hunters, and a whole lot more. Without giving the plot away it's a book to show that you're at your best when you're yourself – that you don't need to fit in to have a value and a worth. The design style is a slightly unusual choice – blocky, angular CG fragments built upon each other for the characters, and a background in only half the illustrations – but it suits the age range perfectly reasonably. That applies for the brevity of the storytelling, as well – this is presented with great clarity for the very young.

Gorgeous illustrations! This cute book about learning to be yourself and find your own voice is full of heart and will appeal to young readers. The message that listening is just as important (if not more so) than being loud is a great one. I have a little Leo myself so I always enjoy lion picture books but this one is a step above. Definitely one I'd buy. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my review copy!