Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud with illustrations by David Messing. “All day long, we are either filling up or dipping into each other’s buckets by what we say and do.”
– Carol McCloud We each carry around an invisible bucket. Everything we say and do either fills or dips into someone else’s bucket. When we fill another person’s bucket, are gets filled as well. When we dip into someone’s bucket, however, we find that ours becomes empty. Through easy-to-understand language and simple concepts, McCloud has created a beautiful book to teach children about kindness. Personally, I think this book’s title is somewhat misleading. Yes, it is a guide to happiness, but it is also a tool for teaching so much more: generosity, appreciation, kindness, affirmation, and gratitude. Most importantly, it encourages children to think about the positive and negative consequences of what they say and do. The book gives concrete examples of how they can implement the concept of “bucket filling” in their lives. Charming illustrations by David Messing help these situations come life and keep children interested in the message of the book. This 32-page picture book is recommended for children ages 4-9, and I agree with that age range. If you child is an early reader, you could even read this book with them at age 2 or 3. At 18-years-old, I still enjoy reading this book. Sometimes it takes the simplicity of a children’s picture book to remind us of life’s most important (and sometimes most challenging) concepts. - Gillian Smit, 3/2/17
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