Pictured: Julia Fullgrapp's Kindergarten class at Ashton Elementary School enjoyed the Bucket Fillers Reading event on November 14. Photo courtesy of EOD.

Embracing Our Differences’ “Bucket Fillers” reading initiative took place at 83 elementary schools and early learning centers throughout Manatee and Sarasota counties on Tuesday, November 14. Since her first book, “Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids,” was published in 2006, Carol McCloud, a nationally acclaimed author and Venice, Florida resident, has inspired millions of people of all ages to become daily “bucket fillers” through her books, seminars, and other publications. Her ten children’s books have sold over three million copies worldwide and are used in schools around the world to inspire classrooms built on kindness and respect for all students.

Pictured: Julia Fullgrapp's Kindergarten class at Ashton Elementary School enjoyed the Bucket Fillers Reading event on November 14. Photo courtesy of EOD.