XFeaturing 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. The CD also contains an original song by GRAMMY award winning legend Gloria Gaynor titled “Make Someone Smile.”

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.

“The idea for Loukoumi’s Good Deeds and Loukoumi’s Gift came to me from a very fond memory when someone did something very nice for me,” says Katsoris. “It was about 15 years ago and I was working as a law clerk for a Federal Judge. My appointment was for a two year term and at the end of the two years I came into work on the last day and there was a present on my desk. No one else was around, so I opened the present and it was a pair of beautiful gold cufflinks. About an hour later Daisy the cleaning lady came into my office and said, ‘Did you like my present?’ and I couldn’t believe it. Here was a sweet wonderful woman who didn’t have a lot of money, yet she bought me a pair of gold cufflinks. I said to her, ‘Daisy, you didn’t have to do this, why did you buy me this present?’ and she responded, ‘because you said good morning to me every day!’ That was the nicest thing that anyone ever did for me.”
He says, “This book is dedicated to Daisy for teaching me at a young age that the perfect gift comes straight from the heart. It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money, but a gift could take the shape of a thoughtful act like saying good morning to someone, or helping your parents clean their room, making them a card, or calling them and telling them that you love them. It is a theme that I hope kids will take from this book and CD and carry it over with them into their own lives…This book is also dedicated to the celebrities who donated their time to help make a difference in the lives of others.”

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,”), 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.

The second annual Loukoumi Dream Day contest is also set to coincide with the release of Loukoumi’s Good Deeds. This contest is based on the award-winning children's book and celebrity narrated CD, Growing Up With Loukoumi, which teaches kids they can be anything when they grow up if they believe in themselves. Children can enter the contest by drawing a picture of themselves in their future dream career accompanied by the statement: "I Want to be a ______ because..." Dream Day events will take place at libraries, schools, and bookstores nationwide from April 1 through December 31, with the top winners living their dream career for a day.

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.

Previous titles in the iParenting Media Award winning series by Nick Katsoris include Loukoumi and Growing Up with Loukoumi.

For further information on Loukoumi’s Good Deeds visit www.Loukoumi.com.