List of Bluey books

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.[1] "The Beach", "Fruit Bat", and a sticker activity book entitled "Time to Play", were released on 5 November 2019.[2] All three books were recognised as the highest-selling releases in the weekly Australian book charts of November 2019,[3][4] and had sold a combined total of 350,000 copies by January 2020.[5] "The Beach" was the highest-selling title of 2019 and sold 129,516 copies in the two months after its release.[6] Additional books; "Bob Bilby" and "Easter Fun!", a craft book, were released on 3 March 2020,[5][7][8] followed by a colouring book entitled "Big Backyard" on 31 March,[9] and "The Creek" on 28 April.[10] The combined sales of the first nine books reached 1 million in June 2020;[11] the combined sales of 44 books reached 5 million in October 2022.[12] 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.[13] As of March 2024, 76 titles have been released or are scheduled to be released in Australia.

  1. ^ "BBC Studios signs publishing deal for Bluey". Toy & Hobby Retailer. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Bluey books arrive November". Penguin. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Australia's Top 1000 Books". Boomerang Books. Eclipse Commerce. November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Bestsellers: Bluey rounds up top three chart spots". Books and Publishing. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b "More Bluey books on their way in time for Easter!". Penguin. 16 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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  7. ^ "Bluey: Bob Bilby". Penguin. January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Bluey: Easter Fun!". Penguin. January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Bluey: Big Backyard". Penguin. January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Bluey: The Creek". Penguin. January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Sales of Bluey books hit 1 million copies". Books and Publishing. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. ^ Knox, David (21 October 2022). "Best-selling Bluey". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  13. ^ Bailey, Imogen (23 September 2020). "Bluey to expand presence in US and UK". Toy & Hobby Retailer. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.