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Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids (Bucketfilling Books) Paperback – Picture Book, October 1, 2015

by Carol McCloud (Author), David Messing (Illustrator)
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"It's an important lesson to teach and remind us all . . . that showing kindness and appreciation of others goes a long way to making this world a happier place for everyone, including ourselves. A classic tale, beautifully told and beautifully shared."--Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews

While using a simple metaphor of a bucket and a dipper, author Carol McCloud illustrates that when we choose to be kind, we not only fill the buckets of those around us, but also fill our OWN bucket! Conversely, when we choose to say or do mean things, we are dipping into buckets. All day long, we are either filling up or dipping into each other's buckets by what we say and what we do. When you're a bucket filler, you make the world a better place to be!

This book is perfect for children, parents, grandparents, teachers and people that want to teach empathy, nurture, kindness and create a positive environment in their home, classroom, workplace and community.

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    3 - 6 years, from customers
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    Bucketfilling Books
  3. Print length
    32 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 4
  6. Lexile measure
    650L
  7. Dimensions
    10.75 x 0.1 x 8.25 inches
  8. Publisher
    Cardinal Rule Press
  9. Publication date
    October 1, 2015
  10. ISBN-10
    099609993X
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0996099936
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Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

The Bucket Fillosophy is a proven concept that helps all ages grow in kindness, self-control, resilience, and forgiveness, all leading to a happier life!

Bucket Fillers with its imprint, Bucket Fillosophy, is dedicated to teaching the three bucketfilling rules that lead to greater happiness:

  1. Be a bucket filler. Be kind.
  2. Do your best not to dip. Don’t be mean.
  3. Use your lid. Protect your bucket and the buckets of others.

More than a dozen bucketfilling books for all ages have been published in multiple languages with more than three million copies sold. Thousands of schools around the world use bucket filling as a main component of their character development program. Besides teaching the bucketfilling concept, we’re committed to donating 50% of all proceeds annually to select non-profit organizations that serve children and families.

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

The book that started it all

This heartwarming book encourages positive behavior by using the concept of an invisible bucket to show how easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love by "filling buckets."

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

Not just for kids

Children are not the only ones that need to learn how to be truly happy.

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

Fill a bucket every day

Kindness and respect of others goes a long way to making this world a happier place for everyone, including ourselves.

Have You Filled a Bucket Today?

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"Children are not the only ones that need to learn how to be truly happy. It's all in the bucket, that invisible bucket that follows you everywhere. . . teaches young readers valuable lessons about giving, sharing, and caring. This guide to daily happiness, though, is not just for kids. We all need reminders of the benefits of positive thinking and positive behavior. It's an important lesson to teach and remind us all . . . that showing kindness and appreciation of others goes a long way to making this world a happier place for everyone, including ourselves. A classic tale, beautifully told and beautifully shared." - Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite Book Reviews

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This book was first published in 2006 to teach young children, primarily ages 4-9, how to be bucket fillers. Since then, bucket filling has spread around the world to help millions of people of all ages have happier and more rewarding lives. In this revised and updated edition, the verbs "bucket dipping" and "bullying" have replaced the nouns "bucket dipper" and "bully" to help readers understand that "bucket dipping" and "bullying" are negative behaviors (what we are doing) and not permanent labels (who we are). Readers will also learn that you can fill or dip into your own bucket.

I first learned about bucket filling in a seminar for early childhood educators in the 1990s. The speaker, a brain research expert,said it is helpful to think of every person as being born with an invisible bucket. The bucket represents a person's mental and emotional health. You can't see the bucket, but it's there. She said that it is primarily the responsibility of parents and other caregivers to fill a child's bucket. When you hold, caress, nurture, touch, sing, play, and provide loving attention, safety, and care, you fill a child's bucket. Giving that love is filling buckets.

In addition to being loved, children must also be taught how to love others. Children who learn how to express kindness and love lead happier lives. When you care about others and show that love by what you say and do, you feel good and you fill your own bucket, too.

As you read this book with children, use it as an opportunity to model this concept by filling their buckets. Tell them why they are special to you. Help them imagine whose bucket they might fill and what they could say or do to fill a bucket. Tell them whose bucket you filled that day. Practice with them to become daily bucket fillers. Very quickly they will experience the pride and joy of filling buckets.

Learn more about bucket filling through our website, bucketfillers101.com,and be sure to sign up for our free e-newsletter,BUCKET FILLOSOPHY® 101. Keep filling buckets and your bucket will always be full.    

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cardinal Rule Press; 10th Anniversary edition (October 1, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 099609993X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0996099936
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 650L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 4
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.75 x 0.1 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 8,961 ratings

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Carol McCloud, the “Bucket Lady,” is the author of ten books, which began with the ever-popular "Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids" in 2006. By trade, Carol is a speaker, author, and certified emotional intelligence trainer. Her books have sold more than three million copies and have been translated into many different languages and in different formats. A champion for bucket filling, Carol works with a powerful presenter team who strive to help people of all ages and occupations lead happier lives by growing in kindness, self-control, resilience, and forgiveness.

For more information, visit bucketfillers101.com or on your favorite social media channel at @BucketFillers1.

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Customers find this book effective at teaching children about kindness and perspective-taking, with simple words that are easy for toddlers to understand. The story receives positive feedback for its ability to build healthy relationships, and customers appreciate the beautiful illustrations that provide a visual representation of feelings. Customers praise the concept of bucket-filling and its ability to help children identify ways to fill others' buckets, while also promoting self-esteem and respect for self and others. Customers consider it a great gift for young children.

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483 customers mention "Message"480 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the book's message about kindness and perspective-taking, noting it's suitable for both children and adults.

"Great book for teaching young kids about being kind. This should be a book in every child's library and every teacher's classroom-kids love it!..." Read more

"Cute book nice principles" Read more

"...Using the bucket analogy, this is a clever way to explain to children how important it is to be kind to others, giving simple examples along the way...." Read more

"...They love it, and parents love reading the slips when students take them home at the end of the week." Read more

80 customers mention "Ease of understanding"69 positive11 negative

Customers find the book easy to read and understand, with simple words that toddlers can relate to.

"The best quality of this book is that it has short enough reading passages to keep the pages turning fast for my 2.5 year old...." Read more

"Great to read and discuss with children" Read more

"...was that the concept can be easily talked about once the book is done...." Read more

"...got the concept thanks to the illustrations and how the book easily explains the topic...." Read more

67 customers mention "Story quality"64 positive3 negative

Customers love the story of the book, describing it as a beautiful narrative that explains concepts to children and helps build healthy relationships.

"...It was a great moment and I think using imaginary buckets to illustrate how our words and actions affect others as well as ourselves is helping him..." Read more

"...could get some editing to flow more smoothly, but the story and the illustrations are great...." Read more

"...The book is sturdy and vibrant. Perfect to add an activity to go with the book for children." Read more

"...The concept of the story is awesome. I've heard of this before but I love how it's illustrated for younger children...." Read more

36 customers mention "Visual quality"36 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's beautiful and colorful illustrations, with one customer noting how they effectively convey feelings visually.

"...I also appreciate the fact that the illustrations are diverse and not just a single child and their family...." Read more

"...His illustrations have side details. This bucket book lacks the element of having for example, a random frog, bird, or mouse in the frame...." Read more

"Colorful and good illustration" Read more

"...The book is sturdy and vibrant. Perfect to add an activity to go with the book for children." Read more

30 customers mention "Concept"30 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the concept of the book, with many noting their children's ability to grasp the bucket-filling analogy and identify ways to fill others' buckets.

"...You fill your bucket by being kind, considerate, thoughtful, and compassionate. Just what we all need to be." Read more

"...After the first 2 times reading it she was talking about filling and dipping, and when we read another book she even answered questions about..." Read more

"...to be kind. The analogy of the bucket is a really good tool and gives a great visual to feelings...." Read more

"...I love the concept of helping to fill other's buckets, and having your bucket filled too...." Read more

12 customers mention "Character building"12 positive0 negative

Customers find this book effective for character building, helping children develop self-esteem and respect for both themselves and others. They appreciate how it encourages children to consider others and take accountability for their actions.

"...we take a marble out and are a bucket dipper and learn to take accountability for actions. Absolutely recommend this book 💯 percent..." Read more

"...It was so great to see the friendships forged and self esteem build. It created a very positive, safe atmosphere in a sometimes scary situation." Read more

"...The child learns how to be nice to others and starts noticing his own actions and how they can affect others. Fantastic book!" Read more

"...for helping remind her how to treat others with kindness, care, and respect." Read more

12 customers mention "Gift value"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be a great gift for young children, with one mentioning it was given to every kid entering preschool.

"A cute addition for any five year old library. Very well thawed out book for the topic. I definitely recommend this book." Read more

"SUCH A GREAT WAY TO GET YOUR KID TO BE A GOOD PERSON! I'm not even kidding!..." Read more

"This should be given to every kid entering pre-school and read continuously to create a kind-hearted mindset...." Read more

"This was a birthday book for a 5 year old boy." Read more

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Having two boys at home they say some pretty out of the normal things; well my oldest came home calling his brother a bucketdipper and well my mind went somewhere else and at that point of course I had to research where this word came from ... and this is why I ordered this book. My oldest who is in Kindergarten was read this book in class and was taught that when saying or doing something not so nice thet was "bucket dipping" which hence the term "bucketdipper." Now there are many reasons thet someone can be a bucketdipper the book goes on to show many examples. The example I found extremely useful for children to understand which was when someone is hurt they hurt others; I loved this exampl of a bucketdipper. When someone is a bucketdipper they not only dip into another bucket but they also dip into their own hence not really helping themselves by choosing to be men or have a bad attitude. Now the point is to be a bucket filler the bucket fillers when filling others buckets also fill their own as it feels good to help others feel good. This book allows children to self reflect and think about how to not only earn stickers or checks for their own end reward but how to help others most importantly and feeling good about it as a reward in itself. I highly recommend the collection of these books as it is a great lesson for adults and children alike anyone can benefit from self reflection at any age.
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  • Chris L.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for all kids!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2025
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    Great book for teaching young kids about being kind. This should be a book in every child's library and every teacher's classroom-kids love it! Plus, it teaches a great lesson that kids follow-through with!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Cute book nice principles
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  • EMLDF
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful explanation of kindness for young children. Gets them thinking.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2016
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    Wonderful book, good for a wide range of ages. Kids, especially toddlers, have a tendency to be a bit self centered - me, me, me! I bought this book to read with my three year old and my husband, who is a third grade teacher, says he had planned to buy it for his students. Using the bucket analogy, this is a clever way to explain to children how important it is to be kind to others, giving simple examples along the way. My three year old can be not so kind to her little sister. Lately, she has been catching herself and saying things to the effect of "Oh I don't want to dip into her bucket, I want to fill her bucket" and then will give her a toy or something. Or at least will stop pushing her around! The book is definitely repetitive which is slightly annoying but very typical for kids books. This isn't a typical read and put aside type of book. It really is a spring board for conversation, as I think another review described it as. It's also a book that my three year old WANTS to read and often.
    As to the criticism that it does not discuss filling our own buckets... well, I think MOST kids already do that. Certainly toddlers do that all day long. So I think perhaps its not good for the overly people pleasing 8 year olds of the world but for any child who needs some gentle encouragement to think of others, this works!
    One last note - my grandmother used to always compliment / talk to strangers, especially if they were alone. Just something simple and sincere. And she would say "you never know if perhaps no one else talked to them all day" And she's right! Our world could use a lot more kindness and I think this is a good start.
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  • Miss Stacy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great classroom management tool
    Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2024
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    I start every school year with the Fill a Bucket books. The concept forms a structure for classroom management. Students earn bucket filler slips. These are counted at the end of each week and tallied on a paper bucket (I found these materials on Teachers Pay Teachers). When there are 100 tallies, students earn a pre-determined classroom award. They love it, and parents love reading the slips when students take them home at the end of the week.
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  • Puppydog Smiles
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helps kids understand how their behavior affects others
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020
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    My son is 5 and we have been working on understanding how his actions and choices affect others. We've read this book twice in the last 2 days (once each day we've had it!), and initially I didn't think he was that interested in it. He loves books, but this one didn't seem to catch his attention. However, tonight, he had a disagreement with his little sister (she's 2), and was angry. I went to talk to him and asked him what happened. He told me what happened and then said, "She dipped into my bucket." Then he thought about and said, "But I dipped into hers too. We're both bucket dippers." Then we talked about what we can do to be bucket fillers, and discussed things he did today to be a bucket filler. It was a great moment and I think using imaginary buckets to illustrate how our words and actions affect others as well as ourselves is helping him to see and understand how he is connected to others. I also appreciate the fact that the illustrations are diverse and not just a single child and their family. That seems to reinforce the concept that everybody has a bucket.
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  • bookreader
    5.0 out of 5 stars 2 yr olds are learning the consequences of kindness & meanness in a simple but effective story
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2021
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    I bought this for my twin grandsons' 2nd birthday. We've read it several times a week for the last 6 months, usually at their request. I was happily surprised to see that they understood the concept and we apply it to what they do. When one gives a favorite toy to the other we say, "look at his face, he's smiling and happy, YOU are filling his bucket". When one grabs something and runs, we explain the dipping. I often ask the boys when they do something if they think they are filling or emptying a bucket, and they usually get it right. I love that they understand that concept already. We like this book so much that we gave it to several friends' children for Christmas this past year.

    It would be nice if the writing could get some editing to flow more smoothly, but the story and the illustrations are great. I read the critical reviews comparing it to Dr Seuss drawings (our home is filled with well-loved Dr Seuss books) but we disagree with the criticism. The illustrations here are simple because the focus should be on the bucket and seeing how we fill or empty it by our actions. If the page was filled with color and activity, that focus would be lost. If the writing was better, it would be a perfect book.
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  • beachgirl
    4.0 out of 5 stars Preachy
    Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2024
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    The book's story is preachy, but I will read it to some of my elementary school students. It is meant for young children, but the story will still need to be explained to them.
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  • Cheryl A. Finn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book but the packaging….
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2025
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    This is a lovely book, but come on Amazon! It was delivered to me crumpled.
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  • Graziella Girardi Hanna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really nice book
    Reviewed in France on March 1, 2017
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    Really nice book! I really recommend it. Help children understand and practice the kindness to others. The kids see sometimes why people are sad and have a bad behave.
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  • Neda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in Australia on August 23, 2024
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    Absolutely loved the book, a must have book for every kid.
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  • Rajeshwari Ramachandran
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book with a good message
    Reviewed in India on December 23, 2024
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    Love the way the book explains the need to help others be kind to others and the bucket analogy sticks !
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  • Cesar
    5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECTO
    Reviewed in Spain on May 4, 2019
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  • WhatWorked4Us
    5.0 out of 5 stars heartwarming read
    Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on December 1, 2023
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    My 3.5-year-old loves it. It's incredibly accessible for toddlers and sparks wonderful conversations about kindness. A definite must-have!
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