Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
by Carol McCloud
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Author: Carol McCloudBrand: Books
Illustrator: David Messing
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-15
ISBN: 1933916168
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Nelson Publishing & Marketing
Book Reviews of Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
Book Review: Profound Statement Yet SImple Enough For Kids
Summary: 5 Stars
Since I'll be reviewing The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in a few days I thought I would pull out an old review I did on a book with a similar title but an entirely different storyline. In The Bucket List the idea is to accomplish a list of things before you die. In Have You Filled A Bucket Today? the idea is to fill your life with good choices and good words.
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Have You Filled A Bucket Today?, by Carol McCloud, is based on Merrill Lundgren's thirty years of teaching. Mr. Lundgren traveled the world teaching the importance of using words to lift people up and how detrimental words can be when used improperly. Based on his methods, Carol McCloud set out to write a book helping young children understand the importance of words.
Words are quite powerful. Words, when chosen properly, can empower people, build up relationships, heal wounds, help climb corporate ladders, and even show respect, love, caring, compassion, and joy. Words, when used improperly, can destroy self-esteems, families, and even cause people to lose their jobs.
In America, we are blessed to have an Amendment that gives us freedom of speech, but sadly, many Americans take out their personal frustrations, through words, on other people. What Have You Filled A Bucket Today? does is remind adults that words can either hurt or heal and it's up to us to teach the next generation to choose properly.
The truth is this: bullies abound at every age. They start with hurtful words and taunting, but when those words no longer work, they resort to physical violence. It's up to us, as teachers, mentors, parents, and adults, to stop the violence. And a good place to start is to share Have You Filled A Bucket Today? with every young child you know.
The story is simple, yet profound and the images truly capture the heart of the story: every human being has a bucket that gets filled or depleted based on what others say. It's up to us to choose how to treat people. Will we be a bucket filler or a bucket depleter?
Know a bully in your neighborhood? Why not pick up a copy and ask the bully's teacher to read it to the class--you just may be surprised by the outcome.
I received a complimentary copy to review
Summary of Have You Filled a Bucket Today?
Through simple prose and vivid illustrations, this heartwarming book encourages positive behavior as children see how rewarding it is to express daily kindness, appreciation, and love. Bucket filling and dipping are effective metaphors for understanding the effects of our actions and words on the well being of others and ourselves.Emotions & Feelings Books
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