Loukoumi's Good Deeds (Book & CD Narrated by Jennifer Aniston and John Aniston) [Hardcover]

Nick Katsoris (Author), Rajesh (Illustrator), Jennifer Aniston (Narrator), John Aniston (Narrator), Olympia Dukakis (Performer), Gloria Gaynor (Performer), Alexis Christoforous (Performer), Frank Dicopoulos (Performer), Constantine Maroulis (Performer)

Book Description

iParenting Media Award Winner! Named Outstanding Book of 2009. Loukoumi, the fluffy, cuddly lamb, returns with Loukoumi s Good Deeds, the third title in the award winning series of illustrated books by Nick Katsoris for children preschool and ages 4-8. Featuring a bonus CD narrated by Jennifer Aniston and her father Days of Our Lives star John Aniston, the new book follows Loukoumi through her day as she discovers how easy it is to make other people happy by doing something nice. Loukoumi s Good Deeds, by Nick Katsoris, continues the adventures of Loukoumi and her friends Gus the Bear, Fistiki the Cat, Dean the Dog and Marika the Monkey. Whether it s cleaning the house, lending a helping hand or showing your grandparents how much you love them, kids will find that each good deed is unique in its own special way and can make a huge difference in the lives of those around them. In addition to the Anistons, the CD also features the character voices of Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, Gloria Gaynor (GRAMMY winner for I Will Survive, who also has recorded an original song for this CD titled Make Someone Smile), American Idol's Constantine Maroulis, Guiding Light star Frank Dicopoulos and CBS News anchor Alexis Christoforous as the voice of Loukoumi. The CD features a bonus story, Loukoumi s Gift, narrated by John Aniston, in which Jennifer voices the part of Daisy the Giraffe, who teaches Loukoumi that a gift needs not cost a lot of money, but instead can come straight from the heart. Track 3 on the CD is a new version of the previous Loukoumi title, Growing up with Loukoumi, also narrated by Jennifer Aniston. The track includes the voices of the three winners of the national Growing up with Loukoumi Dream Day contest (Sophie, Lionel and Nika). Each winning kid received the chance to spend a day in their dream career, which included witnessing a Mars landing from NASA, playing soccer with the New York Red Bulls, cooking on CBS News with chef Tony Tantillo and meeting with TV chef Rachael Ray. Every time a child reads Loukoumi s Good Deeds they too will be performing a good deed. $2.00 from the sale of each book will be donated to St. Jude Children s Research Hospital, internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family s inability to pay. St. Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization. For more information, please visit stjude.org.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A Must Have! A Perfect Read! -- --Parents Magazine

Endearing! Loukoumi the fluffy lamb, returns in the third installment of her adventures along with her pals Gus the Bear, Fistiki the Cat, Dean the Dog, and Marika the Monkey. In this tale, Loukoumi discovers ways to make other people happy by doing something nice for them, from cleaning the house to helping her Dad wash the car to calling her grandparents to let them know how much she loves them. --School Library Journal

Teaches Kids the importance of doing Something Nice --Entertainment Tonight --School Library Journal

Incredible! --Time Out NY Kids

Very Cool! Fantastic! --Radio Disney

About the Author

Loukoumi s Good Deeds is Nick Katsoris third book in the iParenting Media Award winning Loukoumi series. Nick Katsoris is also author Loukoumi's Celebrity Cookbook (releasing on November 21) which features the fifth illustrated storybook in the series as well as favorite childhood recipes from over 50 celebrities including Cat Cora, Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Paula Deen, Matt Lauer, Al Roker, Sherri Shepherd, Beyonce, Betty White, Eli Manning, Celine Dion, Nicole Kidman, Jay Leno, Reese Witherspoon, Rachael Ray, Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris, Mark Wahlberg and others. Proceeds from the books benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Make A Wish Foundation and Chefs for Humanity. Other books in the series include Loukoumi's Gift, Loukoumi's Good Deeds, Growing up with Loukoumi, and Loukoumi, which has been translated into Greek by Livanis Publishing (Loukoumi.com). The books will also soon be translated into Chinese. In 2008, Katsoris sponsored the Growing up with Loukoumi Dream Day contest based on the book's theme that kids can be anything when they grow up if they believe in themselves. After 200 storytime events nationwide and thousands of entries, three kids were selected to live their Dream Days. One visited NASA to witness the Phoenix spacecraft land on Mars, another played soccer with the New York Red Bulls, and a third cooked on the air with CBS chef Tony Tantillo, plus got the chance to meet Rachael Ray. Based on his book Loukoumi's Good Deeds narrated on CD by Jennifer Aniston, he rallies thousands of kids each October to do a good deed on National Make a Difference Day by sponsoring Make a Difference with Loukoumi Day. And now he is sponsoring the Loukoumi's Secret Ingredient recipe contest where the winning child can get to cook their recipe with Celebrity Chef Cat Cora - for details visit Loukoumi.com. Nick is a practicing attorney as General Counsel of the Red Apple Group in New York and President and Founder of the Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund, which has awarded over 700 scholarships. He lives in Eastchester, NY with his wife Voula, a real estate attorney, and their children Dean and Julia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dream Day Press/NK Publications; Har/Com edition (April 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970510098
• ISBN-13: 978-0970510099
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does a great job of teaching children the value of doing something nice for others!, April 14, 2009

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This review is from: Loukoumi's Good Deeds (Book & CD Narrated by Jennifer Aniston and John Aniston) (Hardcover)

Loukoumi's Good Deeds is an inspiring children's book. I can highly recommend this book to anyone with children. Not only does it teach children the value of being nice and doing nice things, but also has great illustrations any child would enjoy. One of the best parts about this book is that it comes with a narration CD that features the voice of Jennifer Aniston, John Aniston, Constantine Maroulis and others.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Lesson for Kids!, January 13, 2012

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Cookingfun (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loukoumi's Good Deeds (Book & CD Narrated by Jennifer Aniston and John Aniston) (Hardcover)

I loved this story about a little lamb that just wants to make the world a better place! Adorable illustrations and a great CD too. Jennifer Aniston is fun to listen to as narrator and you have to check out Gloria Gaynor's great song "Make Someone Smile!" It has made me smile all day!

5.0 out of 5 stars A very sweet book! A very valuable lesson!, December 28, 2011

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This review is from: Loukoumi's Good Deeds (Book & CD Narrated by Jennifer Aniston and John Aniston) (Hardcover)

This book is so important because it teaches kids to do nice things for others, something that is often overlooked. I love the CD that narrates the book and also has a bonus track Loukoumi's Gift narrated by Jennifer Aniston and John Aniston which teaches that the perfect gift does not have to cost a lot of money but instead can come straight from the heart by making or doing something nice for others. Gloria Gaynor also has an original song titled Make Someone Smile that will have you singing all day long. A very special book that also has inspired 10,000 kids to do a good deed on national make a difference Day - very special indeed!