Carol McCloud has authored or coauthored seven additional books on "bucket filling." With a small team of educators, she travels around the world with one goal in mind: to help create happier lives.

Carol is a graduate of Oakland University School of Education (Rochester, MI), a certified Emotional Intelligence Trainer, and long-time member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

Katherine Martin is a senior staff counselor with Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeastern Michigan. She has an M.A. in Counseling and a Specialization in Child and Adolescence.