Bluey: Little Library

Bluey Books

Company type	Book series
Industry	Publishing
Founded	2019
Headquarters	Australia
Products	Children's books
Parent	Penguin Random House Australia (collaboration)

Bluey is an Australian animated TV show designed for preschool audiences that debuted on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. In April 2019, BBC Studios collaborated with Penguin Random House Australia to release three Bluey books by the end of that year. The titles "The Beach," "Fruit Bat," and the sticker activity book "Time to Play" were launched on 5 November 2019. Each of these quickly reached the top position on the Australian book charts in November 2019, with total sales hitting 350,000 copies by January 2020. Notably, "The Beach" became the best-selling book of 2019, moving 129,516 copies within just two months.

Following these, additional books such as "Bob Bilby" and the craft-focused "Easter Fun!" were introduced on 3 March 2020, followed by the colouring book "Big Backyard" released on 31 March, and then "The Creek" on 28 April. By June 2020, combined sales of the initial nine books had reached one million copies, while by October 2022, sales across 44 titles totaled five million. In September 2020, Penguin Random House broadened the agreement to include global distribution rights, facilitating launches in both the US and UK markets. As of March 2024, a total of 76 titles have been either published or are scheduled for release in Australia.

Episodic board books

#	Title	Theme	Special features	Publication date	Pages	ISBN	Sales	Awards
1	Fruit Bat		Glow-in-the-dark	5 November 2019	24	978-1-760-89404-7
2	The Beach		Lift-the-flap	5 November 2019	24	978-1-760-89405-4	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	978-1-760-89663-8
4	The Creek			28 April 2020	24	978-1-760-89661-4		Nominated for 2021 ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6)
5	Grannies		Lenticular printed picture	1 September 2020	24	978-1-760-89936-3
6	The Pool			5 January 2021	24	978-1-761-04084-9
7	Bingo		Jigsaw puzzle	30 March 2021	24	978-1-761-04114-3
8	Charades		Lift-the-flap	14 September 2021	24	978-1-761-04116-7
9	Hammerbarn			18 January 2022	24	978-1-761-04494-6
10	Typewriter		17 May 2022	24	978-1-761-04607-0
11	Swim School		10 January 2023	24	978-1-761-04793-0
12	Shadowlands		4 April 2023	24	978-1-761-04935-4
13	Mini Bluey		9 May 2023	24	978-1-761-04936-1
14	Daddy Robot	Father's Day themed	11 July 2023	24	978-1-761-04939-2
15	Hooray, It's Easter!	Easter themed	Lift-the-flap	6 February 2024	12	978-1-761-34469-5
16	BBQ		6 February 2024	24	978-1-761-34466-4
17	The Decider		14 May 2024	24	978-1-761-34476-3
18	The Doctor		11 June 2024	24	978-1-761-34473-2
19	Road Trip		6 August 2024	24	978-1-761-34617-0

Episodic Hardcovers

#	Title	Theme	Special Features	Release Date	Page Count	ISBN	Sales
1	Verandah Santa	Christmas		3 November 2020	32	978-1-761-04061-0
2	Mum School	Mother's Day		2 March 2021	32	978-1-761-04113-6
3	Daddy Putdown	Father's Day		3 August 2021	32	978-1-761-04117-4
4	Sleepytime		Fold-out pages included	26 October 2021	32	978-1-761-04119-8
5	Christmas Swim	Christmas		2 November 2021	32	978-1-761-04120-4
6	Camping			14 December 2021	32	978-1-761-04556-1
7	Easter	Easter		15 February 2022	32	978-1-761-04492-2
8	Baby Race			16 March 2022	32	978-1-761-04490-8
9	Perfect	Father's Day	Includes wipe-clean card for drawing	19 July 2022	32	978-1-761-04629-2
10	Barky Boats			2 August 2022	32	978-0-143-77789-2
11	Queens	Mother's Day		28 March 2023	32	978-1-761-04934-7
12	Unicorse			6 June 2023	32	978-1-761-04795-4
13	Cricket			5 December 2023	32	978-1-761-04941-5
14	Bedroom			27 February 2024	32	978-1-761-34390-2
15	Fairytale			2 July 2024	32	978-1-761-34478-7

Episodic Paperbacks (Chapter Novels)

#	Title	Release Date	Page Count	ISBN
1	Trains	5 March 2024	80	978-1-761-04110-5
2	Bus	16 April 2024	80	978-1-761-34507-4
3	Taxi	28 May 2024	80	978-1-761-34506-7

Additional Board Books

#	Title	Theme	Special Features	Release Date	Pages	ISBN	Sales
1	All About Bluey		Shaped board book	2 June 2020	12	978-1-760-89830-4
2	All About Bingo		Shaped board book	2 June 2020	12	978-1-760-89829-8
3	At Home with the Heelers		Shaped board book	1 June 2021	10	978-1-761-04141-9
4	Bluey: Little Library		Set of four board books (Bluey, Bingo, Chilli, Bandit)	2 August 2022	48	978-0-143-77891-2
5	12 Days of Christmas	Christmas themed	Tabbed board book	1 November 2022	24	978-1-761-04791-6
6	Bluey and Friends: Little Library		Four board books (Snickers and Coco, Honey and Chloe, Lucky and Mackenzie, Indy and Rusty)	1 August 2023	48	978-1-761-04938-5

Other Hardcover Titles

#	Title	Theme	Special Features	Release Date	Pages	ISBN	Sales
1	My Dad is Awesome	Father's Day themed	Authored by Bluey and Bingo	4 August 2020	48	978-1-760-89940-0
2	Let's Play Outside!	Magnet book format	29 September 2020	10	978-1–760–89992–9
3	My Mum is the Best	Mother's Day themed; written by Bluey and Bingo	2 March 2021	48	978–1–761–04112–9
4	A Jigsaw Puzzle Book	Includes four double-sided jigsaw puzzles	15 June 2022	8	978–0–143–77787–8
5	Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook	Cookbook edition	15 June 2022	32	978–1–761–04576–9
6	Let's Get Spooky!	Halloween themed magnet book	20 September 2022	10	978–1–761–04628–5
7	Magic Xylophone	Sound book featuring xylophone buttons	29 November 2022	24	978–0–143–77791–5
8	I Love My Family	Valentine's Day themed; written by Bluey and Bingo	17 January 2023	48	978–1–761–04794–7
9	The Big Blue Guy's Book of Dad Goals	Father's Day themed	11 July 2023	32	978–1–761–34222–6
10	Where's Bluey? At Christmas	Search-and-find, Christmas themed	26 September 2023	32	978–1–761–04627–8
11	Treasury	Collection of six stories (including Fruit Bat, The Creek, Bob Bilby, The Pool, Charades, and Hammerbarn) with a total of160 pages	31 October 2023	160	978–1–761–34223–3
12	What Would Bluey's Mum Do?	Mother's Day themed; includes32 pages	19 March 2024	32	978–1–761–34472–5
13	Pull My Finger and Other Dad Jokes	Father's Day themed; contains32 pages	9 July 2024	32	978–1–761–34702–3

Additional Paperbacks

#	Title	Subcategory	Theme	Release Date	Page Count	ISBN	Reference	Sales
1	Time to Play!	Sticker activity book		5 November 2019	16	978-1-760-89403-0
2	Easter Fun!	Craft book	Easter-themed	3 March 2020	24	978-1-760-89689-8
3	Big Backyard	Colouring book		31 March 2020	64	978-1-760-89662-1
4	Fun and Games	Colouring book		4 August 2020	64	978-1-761-04019-1
5	Hooray, It's Christmas!	Sticker activity book	Christmas-themed	3 November 2020	32	978-1-761-04000-9
6	Bluey and Friends	Sticker activity book		5 January 2021	16	978-1-761-04086-3
7	Where's Bluey?	Search-and-find book		30 March 2021	32	978-1-761-04111-2
8	Giant Activity Pad	Sticker and activity pad		16 June 2021	48	978-1-761-04115-0
9	More Easter Fun!	Craft book	Easter-themed	15 February 2022	24	978-1-761-04626-1
10	Big Book of Games	Activity book		12 April 2022	80	978-1-761-04121-1
11	Father's Day Fun!	Craft book	Father's Day-themed	19 July 2022	24	978-0-143-77786-1
12	Merry Christmas	Colouring book	Christmas-themed	18 October 2022	64	978-0-143-77792-2
13	Happy Easter!	Puffy sticker colouring book	Easter-themed	31 January 2023	32	978-1-761-04933-0
14	How to Draw	Drawing instruction book		12 April 2023	48	978-1-761-34098-7
15	Super Stickers	Activity book		27 June 2023	64	978-1-761-04937-8
16	Awesome Advent Book Bundle	Advent calendar compilation of story and activity books	Christmas-themed	12 September 2023	576	978-1-761-34224-0
17	Christmas Craft	Craft book	Christmas-themed	24 October 2023	24	978-1-761-04945-3
18	At the Beach	Colouring book		28 November 2023	32	978-1-761-34310-0
19	Let's Stick!	Sticker book		3 January 2024	24	978-1-761-34543-2
20	Hooray, Magic!	Puffy sticker colouring book		18 June 2024	32	978-1-761-34479-4

Recognitions and Nominations

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