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Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
Do you ever feel shy? Have you ever wondered how some people, some animals, can chatter away about nothing at all? Some people, some animals, do have the gift of chatter. They are outgoing, social creatures who crave the attention of a good listener. That's the power of a shy person: the ability to listen, the ability to be a really good listener. In The Leopard Who Wanted To Be A Monkey, Leopard is very shy. He wants to participate in conversations and chatter away like the Monkeys in the trees above him. He wonders about their ability to chatter so freely and he asks Monkey for some help. The suggested help doesn't really work, as Leopard gets all tangled in the branches when he tries to swing through the trees and he mashes the bananas as he tries to peel them. When he's told to go and talk to other Leopards, he braves his shyness and does just that, only to have the other Leopards walk away. So Leopard talks to the flowers and the trees and eventually becomes a good talker, until he's talked so much that he loses his voice. That's when he learns to be a good listener.
Everyone needs a good listener from time to time and Leopard becomes one of the best. When he realizes the merits of his true talent - listening - Leopard evolves into something even more wonderful which helps him overcome his shyness once and for all. Valerie Harmon has created another colorful adventure for young readers, one that addresses a real issue that many young people face: shyness. This is a delightful and colorful book about overcoming shyness.
