The boy at the centre of this book finds it hard to listen, and consequently gets into all sorts of trouble, such as getting lost in a museum and having to wear a really embarassing pair of swimming trunks at a friend's party.

However, he feels really lonely and invisible when no one listens to him, so now he makes an extra special effort to listen, and finds that sometimes listening can bring nice things, such as ice cream!The books in this series safisfy a number of requirements for the PSHE framework at Key Stage 1, for example they help readers recognize the differences between right and wrong, to improve their health and well-being, and to learn how their behaviour affects others.

They are designed for parents and teachers to use with children.

They can be used as a basis for conversation, and they incorporate a guessing game aspect which should encourage children to want to read on.Children can use the language of the text to write simple stories linked to personal experience - making the books useful for Literacy Hour.Notes for parents and teachers at the back suggest activities based on the topic, and links to the revised curriculum.