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What Would Bluey's Mum Do?

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article What Would Bluey's Mum Do?, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 11 August 2025
Bluey
IndustryEntertainment, Publishing
FoundedOctober 1, 2018; 8 years ago (2018-10-01)
Headquarters
Australia
Area served
Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Global (books)
ProductsAnimated television program, children's books

Bluey is an Australian animated program designed for preschool audiences, which first aired on ABC Kids on 1 October 2018. In April 2019, BBC Studios collaborated with Penguin Random House Australia to release three Bluey books before 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 ranked at the top of the Australian book charts in November 2019, collectively selling 350,000 copies by January 2020. Notably, "The Beach" became the best-selling book of 2019, moving 129,516 copies within just two months.

Subsequent releases included "Bob Bilby" and "Easter Fun!" on 3 March 2020, followed by the colouring book "Big Backyard" on 31 March and "The Creek" on 28 April. By June 2020, sales of the initial nine books had reached one million copies; by October 2022, sales across 44 titles had climbed to five million. In September 2020, Penguin Random House extended its agreement with BBC Studios to cover global distribution rights, allowing the books to be published in markets such as the US and UK. As of March 2024, there are 76 titles either published or planned 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 features 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 Number of Pages ISBN Sales Figures
1 Verandah Santa Christmas-themed 3 November 2020 32 978-1-761-04061-0
2 Mum School Mother's Day-themed 2 March 2021 32 978-1-761-04113-6
3 Daddy Putdown Father's Day-themed 3 August 2021 32 978-1-761-04117-4
4 Sleepytime Includes fold-out pages 26 October 2021 32 978-1-761-04119-8
5 Christmas Swim Christmas-themed 2 November 2021 32 978-1-761-04120-4
6 Camping 14 December 2021 32 978-1-761-04556-1
7 Easter Easter-themed 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-themed Wipe-clean card for drawing activities 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-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 Series (Chapter Books)

# 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 Distinctive Features Release Date Pages ISBN Sales Data
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 Collection 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 Set of four board books (Snickers and Coco, Honey and Chloe, Lucky and Mackenzie, Indy and Rusty) 1 August 2023 48 978-1-761-04938-5

Additional Hardback Titles

# Title Theme Notable Features Release Date Page Total ISBN Sales Information
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 "Authored 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 format 20 September 2022 10 978–1–761–04628–5
7 Magic Xylophone Sound book with xylophone buttons 29 November 2022 24 978–0–143–77791–5
8 I Love My Family Valentine's Day-themed "Authored 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 book, Christmas-themed 26 September 2023 32 978–1–761–04627–8
11 Treasury Contains six stories: Fruit Bat, The Creek, Bob Bilby, The Pool, Charades, Hammerbarn 31 October 2023 160 978–1–761–34223–3
12 What Would Bluey's Mum Do? Mother's Day-themed 19 March 2024 32 978–1–761–34472–5
13 Pull My Finger and Other Dad Jokes Father's Day-themed 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 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 compilation of 24 story and activity 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

Accolades and Recognitions

Year Award Title Category Nominee / Awardee 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