Have You Filled a Bucket Today. A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids

Customer Reviews

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2008-03-11
My son has shared this book with this classroom, extended family, and daycare. I have used this book in my work with children. The terms in the book are used daily in my life.

BUY THIS BOOK!!! Spread the word about filling your bucket ... before you kick the bucket.

2008-02-17
A friend of mine mentioned seeing Carol McCloud speak recently at her church. She told me the basic idea of her bucket filling philosophy and I was hooked. I make my living as a corporate entertainer and motivational speaker for corporate events. Corporations hire me to entertain and motivate their employees. I'm thrilled when I see a book like this that gets the message out to young children. If they take Carol's message throughout their life I think the world won't need to hire people like myself to motivate them. They'll already have their buckets full and be motivating themselves and others along the way! There goes my job in 20 years!!!!

After ordering this book I sat my children down and read it to them. The wonderful illustrations by David Messing drew them right in, along with Carol's wonderful story / lesson. It's a story but so much more it teaches them to care for others and do the right thing. It quickly registered with my kids. You could almost see their brains working as the bucket theory kicked in. It's not religious based and there isn't a hidden agenda. It's a feel good, do good, be good kinda book!!! :) We've had this book in our home for a week or so now and my kids keep asking me to read it to them. They "get it" and are being great little bucket fillers. Sure beats the "Santa is watching you. You better be GOOD!" ploy we've been trying for years!

I've already talked to the principal at my children's school and we hope to have Carol give a presentation there. Think the entire school would do leaps and bounds better if we had everyone trying to fill their buckets.

Thanks Carol for putting out a wonderful book.

John Pullum

http://www.John-Pullum.com

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

2008-02-16
Wow! This book brings a very important concept to both children and adults and gives them terms that they can use afterward to communicate how we can be happy and how we can spread it around. My kids loved it on the first read. I took it to our children's school and showed it to the principal and it is now being read and taught at school. I even donated a copy to the book in the bag program and another copy for the library. This is a must have book for kids. Even my 3 year old understood it.

For Children and Adults alike. .

2008-02-07
I initially purchased this book for my grandsons but will now be purchasing another copy to share with them. This book is a wonderful reminder of how easy it is to impact someone's life, either positively or negatively. A great tool for character education that lends itself easily to hands-on activities.

Wonderful book!

2008-01-12
This is a great book for pre school and elementary school children to understand how bullying can negatively affect others. It also shows how powerfully you can affect someone when you do something nice. The illustrations are bright, beautiful and engaging and the message is simple but so important. We all need our buckets filled on a regular basis. As an elementary school teacher's aide we use the concepts in the book with the children on a daily basis. We find that children really understand and enjoy filling the buckets of others. I gave copies of the book to my nieces and nephews and included some small plastic buckets and heart shaped beads so that they could have a visual and tactile experience of what it's like to fill the buckets of family members as well as having their own buckets filled. Please consider purchasing this beautiful book, you won't be sorry.

GREAT lesson for children and adults!

2008-07-15
Have you filled a bucket today is a wonderful book about being kind to others! Filling someone's bucket or bucket dipping is such an easy concept for children to understand. It has helped make my children aware of other people's feelings. I highly recommend Have you filled a bucket today! And I have heard fabulous things about "the bucket lady!"

Love this book!

2008-05-25
This book is fantastic. I am an elementary school counselor and it was a big hit when I read it with the Kindergarteners and 1st graders at my school. After a month they are still talking about filling peoples buckets. The story and illustrations are very well done and it's easy for kids to understand. I highly recomend this book to any parent or educator. It's even a good read for adults!

EXCELLENT, Get this for every child and teacher in your life!

2008-04-12
EXCELLENT, Get this for every child and teacher in your life! This book is an amazing way to get character education across to your children and family.

Excellent book, especially for younger kids

2008-03-28
I'm not sure which age bracket this book targets, but I have a friend whose teenagers reference it all the time. Now, my four year-old does too. She now has something she can express when she's at a loss for words and it's difficult for me to get what's bugging her out in the open.

I haven't read the adult version, though it's been recommended by friends. I think I'll stick with this for a while, since it's become one of the most highly-requested books during our evening reading time together.

10 stars!!

2008-03-27
I would rate this book 10 stars if possible! My 2 &4 year olds love this book because it explains when kids are being hurtful and how they should handle the situations. We end each day by asking whose bucket did you fill (it has even become a part of our behaviour chart!). LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!