The Bucket Fillers Team

Carol McCloud, the "Bucket Lady"

President, Bucket Fillers, Inc.

Carol McCloud, a.k.a. the "Bucket Lady", has captivated all ages and encouraged them to become daily bucket fillers since her first book, Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids, was published in 2006.

A graduate of Oakland University’s School of Education and Human Services, Carol has spent 20 years in education as a teacher, counselor, youth mentor, and early education director. As Adjunct Professor for the Florida Keys Community College in the 1990’s, Carol taught early childhood development classes and served as president of the local NAEYC affiliate.

Carol is a national and international teacher and member of: the National Speakers Association (NSA), the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the National Association of Professional Women, and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She delights in bringing the bucketfilling message to people in all walks of life. Her passion for bucket filling, energetic style, and creative storytelling is true to her goal: to motivate each person to make a choice to be a bucket filler in their daily walk.

Carol lives in Brighton, Michigan and spends winters in Venice, Florida.