There's some lovely bright watercolour illustrations in this, and the story's simple but nice. A family loses their home to a fire, and while they're able to restock a new apartment thanks to the kindness of friends and family, they're missing a comfortable chair. So everyone chips in their spare change over time, until the jar's full of enough cash to buy said chair. Not very exciting, perhaps, but sweet and quiet and not over-saccharine. (The illustrations are the best things about it.)