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One Sweet Song shows the power of music to bring a community together. I also liked the underlying structure of counting forwards and backward from one to ten making it a perfect book for Preschool and Kindergarten age readers. Reading this book brought back the memory of a video that went viral during the pandemic of a row of apartments and people out singing on their balconies together in one of the many separate but together community collaborations that took place when we were all so isolated. However, this book stands on its own as a sweet representation of community for the next generations that will not have those pandemic references. The illustrations are vibrant and detailed showing a diverse cast of participants that all speak the language and culture of music. Overall, this was a lively book with a good message and text structure to support young readers.