Using the metaphor of a bucket filled with good feelings, introduces different activities and mindsets that display kindness and love using the letters of the alphabet, from asking to help and donating to listening to others and volunteering. Ferne Press Using the metaphor of a bucket filled with good feelings, introduces different activities and mindsets that display kindness and love using the letters of the alphabet, from asking to help and donating to listening to others and volunteering. Carol McCloud is an early childhood specialist, award-winning author, popular speaker, and president of Bucket Fillers, Inc., an educational organization in Brighton, Michigan. Caryn Butzke is an award-winning children's author and the chief operating officer for Bucket Fillers, Inc., an educational organization in Brighton, Michigan.