Bluey is an Australian animated television series for preschool children that premiered on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. In April 2019, BBC Studios entered a partnership with Penguin Random House Australia with a deal to publish three Bluey books before the end of 2019. "The Beach", "Fruit Bat", and a sticker activity book entitled "Time to Play", were released on 5 November 2019. All three books were recognised as the highest-selling releases in the weekly Australian book charts of November 2019, and had sold a combined total of 350,000 copies by January 2020. "The Beach" was the highest-selling title of 2019 and sold 129,516 copies in the two months after its release. Additional books; "Bob Bilby" and "Easter Fun!", a craft book, were released on 3 March 2020, followed by a colouring book entitled "Big Backyard" on 31 March, and "The Creek" on 28 April. The combined sales of the first nine books reached 1 million in June 2020; the combined sales of 44 books reached 5 million in October 2022. In September 2020, the partnership with Penguin Random House was expanded to include global distribution rights, allowing the books to be released in the United States and the United Kingdom. As of March 2024, 76 titles have been released or are scheduled to be released in Australia.

Releases Episodic board books # Title Theme Special features Publication date Pages ISBN Reference Sales Awards 1 Fruit Bat Glow-in-the-dark 5 November 2019 24 2 The Beach Lift-the-flap 5 November 2019 24 200,000 Winner of 2020 ABIA Book of the Year Winner of 2020 ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6) 3 Bob Bilby 3 March 2020 24 4 The Creek 28 April 2020 24 Nominated for 2021 ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6) 5 Grannies Lenticular printed picture 1 September 2020 24 6 The Pool 5 January 2021 24 7 Bingo Jigsaw puzzle 30 March 2021 24 8 Charades Lift-the-flap 14 September 2021 24 9 Hammerbarn 18 January 2022 24 10 Typewriter 17 May 2022 24 11 Swim School 10 January 2023 24 12 Shadowlands 4 April 2023 24 13 Mini Bluey 9 May 2023 24 14 Daddy Robot Father's Day themed 11 July 2023 24 15 Hooray, It's Easter! Easter themed Lift-the-flap 6 February 2024 12 16 BBQ 6 February 2024 24 17 The Decider 14 May 2024 24 18 The Doctor 11 June 2024 24 19 Road Trip 6 August 2024 24 20 Keepy Uppy 11 November 2025 24

Episodic hardbacks # Title Theme Special features Publication date Pages ISBN References Sales 1 Verandah Santa Christmas themed 3 November 2020 32 2 Mum School Mother's Day themed 2 March 2021 32 3 Daddy Putdown Father's Day themed 3 August 2021 32 4 Sleepytime Fold-out pages 26 October 2021 32 5 Christmas Swim Christmas themed 2 November 2021 32 6 Camping 14 December 2021 32 7 Easter Easter themed 15 February 2022 32 8 Baby Race 16 March 2022 32 9 Perfect Father's Day themed Wipe-clean card for drawing 19 July 2022 32 10 Barky Boats 2 August 2022 32 11 Queens Mother's Day themed 28 March 2023 32 12 Unicorse 6 June 2023 32 13 Cricket 5 December 2023 32 14 Bedroom 27 February 2024 32 15 Fairytale 2 July 2024 32 16 Pass the Parcel 1 April 2025 32 17 Zoo 10 June 2025 32

Episodic paperbacks (chapter novels) # Title Publication date Pages ISBN References 1 Trains 5 March 2024 80 2 Bus 16 April 2024 80 3 Taxi 28 May 2024 80

Other board books # Title Theme Special features Publication date Pages ISBN Reference Sales 1 All About Bluey Shaped board book 2 June 2020 12 2 All About Bingo Shaped board book 2 June 2020 12 3 At Home with the Heelers Shaped board book 1 June 2021 10 4 Bluey: Little Library Four board books (Bluey, Bingo, Chilli and Bandit) 2 August 2022 48 5 12 Days of Christmas Christmas themed Tabbed board book 1 November 2022 24 6 Bluey and Friends: Little Library Four board books (Snickers and Coco, Honey and Chloe, Lucky and Mackenzie and Indy and Rusty) 1 August 2023 48

Other hardbacks # Title Theme Special features Publication date Pages ISBN Reference Sales 1 My Dad is Awesome Father's Day themed "Written by Bluey and Bingo" 4 August 2020 48 2 Let's Play Outside! Magnet book 29 September 2020 10 3 My Mum is the Best Mother's Day themed "Written by Bluey and Bingo" 2 March 2021 48 4 A Jigsaw Puzzle Book Four double-sided jigsaw puzzles 15 June 2022 8 5 Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook Cookbook 15 June 2022 32 6 Let's Get Spooky! Halloween themed Magnet book 20 September 2022 10 7 Magic Xylophone Sound book with xylophone buttons 29 November 2022 24 8 I Love My Family Valentine's Day themed "Written by Bluey and Bingo" 17 January 2023 48 9 The Big Blue Guy's Book of Dad Goals Father's Day themed 11 July 2023 32 10 Where's Bluey? At Christmas Search-and-find book Christmas themed 26 September 2023 32 11 Treasury Six stories in one (Fruit Bat, The Creek, Bob Bilby, The Pool, Charades and Hammerbarn) 31 October 2023 160 12 What Would Bluey's Mum Do? Mother's Day themed 19 March 2024 32 13 Pull My Finger and Other Dad Jokes Father's Day themed 9 July 2024 32

Other paperbacks # Title Subcategory Theme Publication date Pages ISBN Reference Sales 1 Time to Play! Sticker activity book 5 November 2019 16 2 Easter Fun! Craft book Easter themed 3 March 2020 24 3 Big Backyard Colouring book 31 March 2020 64 4 Fun and Games Colouring book 4 August 2020 64 5 Hooray, It's Christmas! Sticker activity book Christmas themed 3 November 2020 32 6 Bluey and Friends Sticker activity book 5 January 2021 16 7 Where's Bluey? Search-and-find book 30 March 2021 32 8 Giant Activity Pad Sticker and activity pad 16 June 2021 48 9 More Easter Fun! Craft book Easter themed 15 February 2022 24 10 Big Book of Games Activity book 12 April 2022 80 11 Father's Day Fun! Craft book Father's Day themed 19 July 2022 24 12 Merry Christmas Colouring book Christmas themed 18 October 2022 64 13 Happy Easter! Puffy sticker colouring book Easter themed 31 January 2023 32 14 How to Draw Drawing instruction book 12 April 2023 48 15 Super Stickers Activity book 27 June 2023 64 16 Awesome Advent Book Bundle Advent calendar compilation of 24 story and activity books Christmas themed 12 September 2023 576 17 Christmas Craft Craft book Christmas themed 24 October 2023 24 18 At the Beach Colouring book 28 November 2023 32 19 Let's Stick! Sticker book 3 January 2024 24 20 Hooray, Magic! Puffy sticker colouring book 18 June 2024 32

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient / Nominee Result 2020Australian Book Industry Awards Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6) Bluey, "The Beach" (Penguin) Book of the Year Bluey, "The Beach" (Penguin) 2021 Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6) Bluey, "The Creek" (Penguin)

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