Loukoumi's Good Deeds (Book & CD Narrated by Jennifer Aniston and John Aniston) (Hardcover)
by Nick Katsoris (Author), Rajesh (Illustrator), Jennifer Aniston (Narrator), John Aniston (Narrator), Olympia Dukakis (Marika) (Performer), Gloria Gaynor (Fistiki) (Performer), Alexis Christoforous (Loukoumi) (Performer), Frank Dicopoulos (Dean) (Performer), Constantine Maroulis (Gus) (Performer)
Product Description
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® St. Jude Children s Research Hospital® is 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.
About the Author
Loukoumi s Good Deeds is Nick Katsoris third book in the series following Loukoumi and the iParenting Media Award winning Growing Up With Loukoumi, which also featured a celebrity narrated CD with proceeds benefiting a national children s charity. Both books have been translated into Greek by Livanis Publishing in Athens. Katsoris is a New York attorney as General Counsel of the Red Apple Group, and President of the Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund, which has awarded over 500 scholarships. Nick is also author of the legal thriller Crimes of Fire. He currently resides in Eastchester, New York, with his wife, Voula, a real estate attorney, and their children, Dean and Julia.
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我向来对那些故作高深、晦涩难懂的文学作品敬而远之,但这本书的“深”恰恰在于它的“浅显易懂”。它用最干净、最朴素的语言,探讨了最复杂的人类困境:我们如何与自己和解?如何处理那些未竟的遗憾?作者似乎深谙“少即是多”的哲学,每一个词语都经过了精心的锤炼,没有一句多余的废话,也没有任何故作深沉的堆砌。这种克制感,反而让故事的力量得以最大化地释放。特别是书中对于“责任”与“自由”这对永恒矛盾的探讨,没有陷入僵硬的论战,而是通过人物在特定情境下的艰难抉择,自然而然地展现了两者之间的张力。读到最后,我放下书本,花了很长时间才从那个构建起来的世界中抽离出来,那感觉就像是刚刚结束了一场深入灵魂的对话,受益匪浅,但又感到一丝清明的空寂。
评分说实话,我一开始对这种“温情脉脉”的叙事风格是持保留态度的,总觉得这类作品容易流于表面,缺乏真正的力度。然而,这本书完全颠覆了我的预期。它以一种近乎“冷峻的温柔”来解剖社会边缘人物的内心世界。作者的语言如同锋利的冰锥,精准地刺破了我们习以为常的表象,直抵人性深处的脆弱与坚韧。我特别喜欢其中关于“选择的悖论”的讨论,它没有给出任何标准答案,而是将选择带来的后果赤裸裸地摊在我们面前,迫使我们面对自己内心深处那些从未被正视过的恐惧和渴望。那种感觉就像是被人拉着手,走过一条布满碎石的崎岖小路,虽然脚下不适,但每一步都走得无比真实、无比踏实。这本书的结构设计也相当巧妙,看似松散的章节实则暗藏着精密的结构线索,需要读者用心去串联和解读,这极大地提升了阅读的参与感和智力上的满足感。
评分这本书带给我的冲击是纯粹的视觉和听觉体验,尽管它只是一本文字作品。作者的文字功力简直可以媲máo 一位出色的电影导演。你几乎可以闻到雨后泥土的气息,听到远处教堂钟声的回荡,甚至感觉到特定季节里阳光穿过百叶窗时在木地板上投下的斑驳光影。我反复阅读了其中关于主角童年记忆的那几段描写,那种对逝去时光的追忆,既有孩子般的天真烂漫,又带着成年人对“不可逆转”的深刻理解,那种情绪的交织,复杂得让人心头一酸。与其他偏爱宏大叙事的作品不同,这本书将焦点放在了“微小的奇迹”上,那些日常生活中稍不留神就会错过的美好瞬间,被作者用充满魔力的笔触重新激活,赋予了它们超越性的意义。阅读的过程与其说是获取信息,不如说是一场沉浸式的感官盛宴,让人意犹未尽,渴望立刻重温。
评分这是一本需要“慢读”的书,任何试图快速浏览的企图都将是对作者心血的辜负。我发现自己不得不频繁地停下来,不是因为不理解,而是因为理解得太深,需要时间去消化那种渗透进骨子里的情绪共鸣。这本书最成功之处在于它构建了一个极为真实可信的道德灰色地带。它没有塑造完美的英雄或彻底的恶人,每个人物都有着自己的光芒与阴影,他们的动机复杂且充满矛盾,这才是生活本来的面貌。我个人非常欣赏作者对“同理心”主题的处理,它不是通过说教达成的,而是通过让读者深度体验不同人物的视角,自然而然地培养起一种对他人的理解和宽容。这本书就像是一面多棱镜,从不同的角度反射出我们自己人性的不同侧面,令人在反思自身的同时,对周遭的世界也多了一份温柔的审视。这是一部真正意义上的“良心之作”。
评分这本书,我得说,简直是心灵的按摩。从翻开第一页开始,我就被那种温暖而又略带忧伤的叙事笔触牢牢抓住了。它不是那种情节跌宕起伏让你心跳加速的小说,而更像是一部精心打磨的散文集,探讨着人与人之间最微妙的情感连接。作者对于生活细节的捕捉能力令人惊叹,无论是清晨咖啡馆里陌生人一个不经意的微笑,还是黄昏时分老旧图书馆里书页翻动的微弱声响,都被描绘得栩栩如生。我尤其欣赏作者处理“遗忘”这个主题的方式,它不是以一种沉重的姿态出现,而是像一抹淡淡的雾霭,若有似无地笼罩在故事人物的生活中,让人在会心一笑的同时,又忍不住思考自己生命中那些被时间冲刷掉的珍贵瞬间。整本书的节奏把握得极佳,时而舒缓得像夏日午后的微风,时而又陡然收紧,引人深思。读完之后,我感觉自己好像刚完成了一场漫长的、却又极其舒适的冥想,对外在世界的喧嚣似乎都有了一层更柔和的滤镜。
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