A Bucket Full of Love is a book for ages four and older that provides compassionate answers. It follows the emotions of a little girl who feels sad and lonely. She lives with her dad and she hasn't seen her mom for a long time. She misses her so much that she tries to come up with reasons for her absence and how she might solve the problem. Finally she gets to share her pain with Grandma. Will Grandma's advice enable her to cope with her sadness and confusion? The book will teach Kids the reality and value of the love that surrounds them--from dad, grandma, grandpa, as well as siblings.
Wingert says the intent of the book, "is not to put blame on anyone, but rather
to help children to be able to accept what is."
Note: A Bucket full of Love for Mommy's little Girl is about children living with their mom.It has a purple cover.
About the Author:
H. C. Wingert born in the Czech Republic and grew up in Germany. She has authored her own Newsletter for many years and has been published in several newspapers. She enjoyed a multi-faceted career as mother, in the administration field, in management and most recently as independent Professional.She volunteers her time at the nearby Center of the Arts and also as an Art Teacher working with children on projects after they finish their tours at the Children's Museum. she resides with her husband in Southern California.For more Information on her current and on upcoming projects visit
www.outskirtspress.com/H.C.Wingert or the author's own website at www.Abucketfulloflove.com
Review: We reviewed the original title. The Mother's book is pretty much the same story, just opposite pertaining to the adult who has custody. The book is probably best suited for 5 years and up. Kiddo understood the Bucket full of love concept, but could not grasp why the Mommy wasn't around more, and why Grandpa wasn't there too.
The book is very could about NOT assigning blame, but seeking to explain how things can be different for the other adult, and how they may not have much choice to not see the child very much. The book is wonderful at showing how much love the child has, even if one parent is not there. I would say this would be a great book, for a boy or girl, whose parents are going thru a divorce, and they are grappling with the fear they caused the divorce, or that they are no longer loved!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI am the author and I would like to thank you and Kiddo for reviewing my book. Please give Kiddo a big hug from me for asking such great questions. Sometimes there is a very good reason why children live with one parent and not the other and it is more usual that they live with their mother. However, they say truth is stranger than fiction and the book was written from experience. Mommy didn’t come around very much, the children (3 and 5) were hurting. They loved to have books read to them and when I saw them so depressed and we had no news from the mother, I wrote the story for the children. When my son heard it he said “You know mom – this would be a good book for other kids too!” and he encouraged me to publish the book - and that’s what I did. That’s why there is no blame mentioned in the book because you always have to leave the door open for a miracle.
Today the mother has been rehabilitated and things are much better again. This book though helped them through a very difficult and hard time. Hope that there is "A Bucket full of Love"
in your life too.
Sincerely,
H. C. Wingert
@H. C. Wingert
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