How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids

Written by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer · Illustrated by Maurie J. Manning

A boy discovers how kindness fills invisible buckets, changing his day.

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32 pages· 628 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud· AD560L

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Bookroo's summary

Felix learns a powerful lesson about kindness through the metaphor of invisible buckets. As he navigates his day, he discovers that every interaction either fills or empties these buckets. Join Felix as he realizes that by filling others' buckets with kindness, he also fills his own, transforming his relationships with classmates, teachers, and family. Will Felix master the art of bucket filling and change his world for the better?

From the publisher

An illustrated adaptation of the long-running bestseller How Full Is Your Bucket? (more than 400,000 copies sold) for kids – told through the story of a boy who learns a valuable “bucket filling” metaphor and watches it come to life as the day unfolds. Every moment matters. Each of us has an invisible bucket. When our bucket is full, we feel great. When it’s empty, we feel awful. Yet most children (and many adults) don’t realize the importance of having a full bucket throughout the day. In How Full Is Your Bucket? For Kids, Felix begins to see how every interaction in a day either fills or empties his bucket. Felix then realizes that everything he says or does to other people fills or empties their buckets as well. Follow along with Felix as he learns how easy it can be to fill the buckets of his classmates, teachers and family members. Before the day is over, you’ll see how Felix learns to be a great bucket filler, and in the process, discovers that filling someone else’s bucket also fills his own.

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