Bright Futures Press

09/16/2025

It's Tuesday! Time for another Career Idea of the Week. Download link in the comments below and share with teachers and students in your world.

09/09/2025

Tuesday is time for Career Idea of the Week! Share the attached free activity with your students to introduce a career that's changing the future of work.

09/02/2025

Tuesday is Career Idea of the Week day! And this free weekly career exploration activity is back for a new school year of cultivating career literacy...one career at a time. The new school year kicks off a feature about Social Workers. Download this activity and find other Career Ideas at https://lnkd.in/eYkAgHjJ. Sign-up to receive these activities each week at www.brightfuturespress.com.

This caring for communities profession is also the star of one of our brand new Career Expert Files titles. See https://lnkd.in/ew76xHnh.

08/27/2025

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08/26/2025

The know-it-all series to popular careers is growing! We just added six new titles to our Career Expert Files line-up. New titles feature trades like Plumber and Electrician. Advanced manufacturing titles include Logistics Manager and Robotics Engineer. It's where middle grade readers find out what it takes to land a high-demand career!


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08/26/2025

Introducing the brand new national career clusters with a brand new series of books for middle grade readers! Encouraging early career literacy and paving the way for well-informed decisions about career-focused learning opportunities in middle school, high school and beyond!

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10/31/2024

Author Diane Lindsey Reeves encourages curious students to let their "what can I be" imaginations soar. With eight series featuring 67 interactive titles, her books spark early career exploration and set students on a path for future success.

Hello, Real World! Middle Grade CareerExploration Starts Here! What can I be when I grow up? • What can I be when I grow up? • Bright Futures Press is your go-to place when it’s time to intoduce your students or child to real world career opportunities — whether it’s at school, in the libr...

06/14/2024

Looking to explore graphic novel trends in publishing and learn more about how publishing companies are building their lists through comics? Join us on Thursday, June 27th for a Lunchtime Learning panel discussion with top graphic novel experts from across the publishing business.

WHAT: Lunchtime Learning: Graphic Novel Trends and Opportunities
WHEN: Thursday, June 27 from 2pm–3pm ET/11am–noon PT
WHERE: Online via Zoom videoconferencing
COST: Free for ABPA members; $15 for nonmembers
RSVP: Register in advance for this program:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUofsqz8iEtFtdRJy1nPONEs_rkdbbc-H
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We’ll send an invoice to nonmembers for payment, which must be received before the event. We accept payment via Zelle to [email protected] or by credit card with a PayPal invoice.

06/10/2024

Make early career exploration a family affair! Download a free copy of What Can I Be: Discovery Activities for My Parent and Me at www.brightfuturespress.com.

05/24/2024

Celebrating the launch of the new Bright Futures Press website (www.brightfuturespress.com). Check out free new resources like Career Day in a Book, Career Day at the Library, and What Can I Be: Discovery Activities for My Parent and Me. Plus, lots of interactive middle grade career exploration books!

05/11/2022

What are soft skills and why in the world do kids need them?
Soft skills are life skills. Employers everywhere look for soft skills like attitude, communication, critical thinking, etiquette, teamwork, work ethic, and leadership in the people they hire. The funny thing is that the same skills that help adults succeed at work also help kids succeed at home, at school, in extra-curricular activities, and with friends.

Soft Skills Sleuths is an eight-title series that provides a fun and memorable way for students to explore essential skills in action. It’s a classic example of using “show and tell” to its best effect! The books tell readers about each skill and describe what it is, how it works, and how to use it. Then it shows readers what these skills look like in everyday situations through delightful illustrations where students investigate skill successes and mistakes. Kids see themselves in each interactive scenario and love sleuthing out the clues!

Parents use them to start great family discussions. Teachers use them to build soft skills in students in grades three through six.
Learn more at https://www.brightfuturespress.com/project/soft-skills-seuth/

Free classroom activity guide available athttps://www.brightfuturespress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Soft-Skills-SleuthsTG-FINAL.pdf

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05/04/2022

When is a good time to start introducing children to careers?
The earlier the better! Research shows that early career exploration connects classroom learning with the real world and keeps kids motivated to learn. PLUS, with a series like Get a Job, it is lots of fun!

The six-title Get a Job series lets elementary and middle-school readers explore unexpected opportunities in familiar places like the Airport, Construction Site, Grocery Store, Hospital, Landfill, and Shopping Mall. It’s like having a career fair in their own backyard!
Thanks to the zany (mis)-adventures of title character Jeremiah Oliver Baumgartner (his friends call him “Job”), readers find out who does what to keep communities running smoothly. It’s a fun – and informative – reading experience for middle graders in grades 3 – 6. Matching games and creative writing prompts add interactive energy to the experience.

Readers can choose a single title of interest or schools can use the entire series as part of a robust career education curriculum.

Order now at https://www.brightfuturespress.com/project/get-a-job