How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids

This book has spurred lots of discussion with our 3 and 4 year olds. It has added a new phrase to how we talk about the way we treat each other. We now talk regualrly about whether our actions are adding drops or taking away drops from our buckets and it seems to hit home. We really love this book.

Bought this book for a present to the preschool my son attended. It made a super addition to their bookshelf for the start of the year. Planning on adding to our home collection for kids to read when they need a reminder of how to treat one another

My son with Autism loves the Bucket Filling series, and this book is pretty much the 'introduction' to the concept. It takes the generally abstract concepts of kindness and 'treating others as you'd like to be treated' and provides an extremely tangible, relatable metaphor. Because my son has had to (and still does have to) work hard to learn and understand basic social interaction - and is always expanding his understanding of empathy and social cues - the Bucket Filling series gives him an opportunity, through story telling, to actually, literally 'see' how treating other people impacts that person's feelings and moods.

This book is his favorite of the series. I think it acts very well as a 'social story,' because it walks a little boy through the first day that he notices the buckets. The story takes him through a full day at school, and it shares several realistic situations in which kids and adults fill one-another's buckets (are kind to one another), and situations in which someone dips from another person's bucket (is mean to someone). It also perfectly exemplifies how being kind to another person fills that person's bucket (makes them happy), but also fills your OWN bucket (makes you feel good); and, similarly, how dipping in to another person's bucket (being mean to them) also dips from your own bucket (makes you feel bad/cranky/upset), too.

The book was less expensive new, than in bookstores...I appreciated that...I didn't have to go out to shop to get it, or wait in line. I loved the rapid delivery! This book is a great book for teaching students to be kind to each other...It would be excellent if teachers could get this book at a discount..if they proved they were teachers. My whole school uses it and I used it for a college course I teach to teachers. Thank you

Very well-written book for use with many ages. It encourages the readers/listeners to understand and consider the perspective of others and also to understand that their words and actions do affect others. It's positive message points out possible negative consequence while focusing on the much more positive message of encouraging individuals to be a help to others.

Great concept for kids of all ages!!! Shows kids in a visual way what happens when you feel "your bucket is empty" and what happens to others when you empty their buckets.Teaches caring, respect, family priorities and more!!!