Overview
This award-winning prequel to Have You Filled a Bucket Today? is the perfect gift for anyone with little ones they love. When children have their buckets filled and learn how they can fill other people's buckets too, they understand how special, valuable, and capable they are.
Author Biography
Since her first book, Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids, was published in 2006, Carol McCloud has authored or coauthored seven additional books on “bucket filling.” With a small team of educators, she travels around the world with one goal in mind: to help create happier lives. Carol is a graduate of Oakland University School of Education (Rochester, MI), a certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer, and long-time member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Katherine Martin is a senior staff counselor with Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeastern Michigan. With an M.A. in Counseling and a Specialization in Child and Adolescence, Kath has also established a counseling center at a local church, worked in grief counseling and suicide prevention, and designed and directed an outdoor education program for after-school children.
Awards
Winner of:Best You Can Be Foundation, Top 10 Children's Books
2009 Mom's Choice Awards, Gold Recipient: Developing Social Skills
2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Honorable Mention: Picture Books — 5 & Younger
2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Honorable Mention: Family Matters