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The Big Blue Guy's Book of Dad Goals

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Bluey Books
Company typeBook publishing
IndustryChildren's literature, Publishing
Founded2019
Headquarters
Australia
Area served
Australia, United States, United Kingdom, worldwide (since 2020)
ProductsChildren's books (board books, hardback editions, paperbacks)
ParentPenguin Random House Australia (collaborator)

Bluey is an Australian animated TV show designed for preschool audiences, which debuted on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. In April 2019, BBC Studios collaborated with Penguin Random House Australia to publish three Bluey books by the end of that year.[1] The titles "The Beach," "Fruit Bat," and the sticker activity book "Time to Play" were launched on 5 November 2019.[2] Each of these topped the Australian weekly book charts in November 2019,[3] collectively selling 350,000 copies by January 2020.[4] Among them, "The Beach" emerged as the best-selling book of 2019, with 129,516 copies sold within two months.[5]

Following this, additional books including "Bob Bilby" and the craft-themed "Easter Fun!" were released on 3 March 2020,[4] succeeded by the colouring book "Big Backyard" on 31 March,[6] and then "The Creek" on 28 April.[7] By June 2020, combined sales of the initial nine books had reached one million,[8] which expanded to a total of five million sales across 44 titles by October 2022.[9]

In September 2020, Penguin Random House extended their agreement to cover worldwide distribution rights, allowing these titles to be introduced in markets such as the US and UK.[10] As of March 2024, a total of 76 titles have either been 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
  • Awarded 2020 ABIA Book of the Year
  • Awarded 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
  • Shortlisted for the 2021 ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0–6)
5 Grannies Lenticular printed images 1 September 2020 24 978-1-760-89936-3
6 The Pool 5 January 2021 24 978-1-761-04084-9
7 Bingo Includes jigsaw puzzle 30 March 2021 24 978-1-761-04114-3
8 Charades Lift-the-flap feature 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 hardback editions

# Title Theme Unique features Release date Page count ISBN Sales figures
1 Verandah Santa Christmas-themed 3 November 2020 32 978-1-761-04061-0 [note 1]
2 Mum School Celebrating Mother's Day 2 March 2021 32 978-1-761-04113-6 [note 1]
3 Daddy Putdown Father's Day-themed 3 August 2021 32 978-1-761-04117-4 [note 1]
4 Sleepytime Includes fold-out pages 26 October 2021 32 978-1-761-04119-8 [note 1]
5 Christmas Swim Christmas-themed 2 November 2021 32 978-1-761-04120-4 [note 1]
6 Camping 14 December 2021 32 978-1-761-04556-1 [note 1]
7 Easter Easter-themed 15 February 2022 32 978-1-761-04492-2 [note 1]
8 Baby Race 16 March 2022 32 978-1-761-04490-8 [note 1]
9 Perfect Father's Day-themed Wipe-clean drawing card included 19 July 2022 32 978-1-761-04629-2 [note 1]
10 Barky Boats 2 August 2022 32 978-0-143-77789-2 [note 1]
11 Queens Mother's Day-themed 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 paperback chapter novels

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

Additional board books

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

Additional hardback titles

# Title Theme Unique attributes Release date Pages ISBN Sales figures
1 My Dad is Awesome Father's Day-themed Authored by Bluey and Bingo characters 4 August 2020 48 pages 978-1-760-89940-0
2 Let's Play Outside!' Magnet book feature 29 September 2020 10 pages 978-1-760-89992–9
3 My Mum is the Best' Mother's Day-themed Authored by Bluey and Bingo characters 2 March 2021 48 pages 978–1–761–04112–9
4 A Jigsaw Puzzle Book' Includes four double-sided jigsaw puzzles 15 June 2022 8 pages 978–0–143–77787–8
5 Bluey and Bingo's Fancy Restaurant Cookbook' Cookbook format 15 June 2022 32 pages 978–1–761–04576–9
6 Let's Get Spooky!' Halloween-themed Magnet book feature 20 September 2022 10 pages 978–1–761–04628–5
7 Magic Xylophone' Sound book with xylophone buttons included 29 November 2022 24 pages 978–0–143–77791–5
8 I Love My Family' Valentine's Day-themed Authored by Bluey and Bingo characters 17 January 2023 48 pages 978–1–761–04794–7
9 The Big Blue Guy's Book of Dad Goals' Father's Day-themed 11 July 2023 32 pages 978–1–761–34222–6
10 Where's Bluey? At Christmas' Christmas-themed search-and-find book 26 September 2023 32 pages 978–1–761–04627–8
11 Treasury' Contains six stories in one volume (including Fruit Bat, The Creek, Bob Bilby, The Pool, Charades, and Hammerbarn) 31 October 2023 160 pages 978–1–761–34223–3
12 What Would Bluey's Mum Do?' Mother's Day-themed 19 March 2024 32 pages 978–1–761–34472–5
13 Pull My Finger and Other Dad Jokes' Father's Day-themed 9 July 2024 32 pages 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 theme 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 theme 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 theme 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 theme 19 July 2022 24 978-0-143-77786-1
12 Merry Christmas Colouring book Christmas theme 18 October 2022 64 978-0-143-77792-2
13 Happy Easter! Puffy sticker colouring book Easter theme 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 collection of stories and activities books Christmas theme 12 September 2023 576 978-1-761-34224-0
17 Christmas Craft Craft book Christmas theme 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


Awards and Recognitions

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
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