The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Fields, Terri

One Good Deed

24 pp. | Kar-Ben | August, 2015 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-3478-3 $17.99

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Deborah Melmon. Jake unknowingly sets off a positive chain reaction in his neighborhood with one small act of kindness, transforming it from "dark and gloomy" to "warm and sunny" as each neighbor decides to pay it forward. While clearly targeting a Jewish audience, the book uses the Hebrew word mitzvah (defined in the end matter) only once, and the detailed, relationship-focused illustrations portray a multicultural neighborhood.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth