Bluey Books With Life Lessons
Bluey is arguably one of the best children’s programs of all time, popular with children and adults because it’s filled with love, imagination, and problem-solving. But did you know you can immerse your kids in the Bluey world — off screens — with Bluey books based on the television show? Yes! Each picture book is based on a Bluey episode. We selected ten of our favorite lesson-filled books that teach concepts such as expressing feelings, cooperation, patience, and tattling in the way only Bluey can — through relatable, imaginative play! Which will be your reader’s favorite?
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Add to BookshelfHammerbarn: A Bluey Storybook
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
In this slice-of-life story about jealousy and impermanence, Dad gets jealous of their neighbor’s pizza oven, so he takes the family shopping at the hardware store. There, Bluey and Bingo create an imaginative game with the paint swatches. Their elaborate pretend play scenarios get ruined when it’s time to check out. That’s when Mum reminds the kids that nothing lasts forever.
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Bluey: Bob Bilby
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Bingo is hosting her class’s kangaroo puppet named Bob Billy. She and Bob Billy watch cartoons until Bingo realizes the puppet is bored. Her family helps Bingo find lots of off-screen, fun activities to do instead, such as fireworks, a fire truck visit, and going to the library. This story reminds readers of the richness of life when we’re off technology.
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Bluey: The Beach
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Bluey wants to show Mum a special seashell, so she walks alone on the beach towards a far-away Mum. Sometimes it’s fun (with crabs and seagulls) and occasionally scary (avoiding a big pelican), but Bluey bravely carries on. Her adventure shows readers that learning to be more independent takes bravery, and the fun of an adventure is worth it.
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Bluey: Shadowlands
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
The friends play a made-up game where the shadows are “land” and the sun spots are the “sea with crocodiles.” To get to their picnic, they can only travel on the shadowland. When there’s a big gap in the shadows, it seems impossible to get to the picnic. That’s when Coco asks to change the rules. But with perseverance and problem-solving, Coco realizes that the rules make the game more fun.
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Bluey: Grannies
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Bingo and Bluey pretend they’re grannies named Janet and Rita, complete with granny voices and blankets over their heads. When Bluey and Bingo disagree about whether grannies can dance, Mum asks Bluey if she wants to be right or keep playing. Bluey wants both, so she devises a creative solution — she will teach Nana how to dance. This is a sweet and humorous story about creative problem-solving and building bridges with older folks.
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Bluey: Unicorse
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Bluey doesn’t want to go to bed, so Mum reads her a bedtime story while Dad becomes a crazy, interrupting unicorn puppet named Unicorse. Unicorse’s antics annoy Mum and Bluey, so Bluey tries to stop Unicorse’s sassy behavior. When that doesn’t work, Bluey takes Mum’s advice and ignores Unicorse. Bluey learns you can’t change others; you can only change how you react to them. Isn’t this a great life lesson for us all to remember?
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Bluey: Sleepytime
by Joe Brumm
At bedtime, Bingo wants to be a big girl, but ends up sleepwalking into her parents’ bedroom, where she dreams of the solar system. When her dream gets scary, dream Mum’s loving words help Bingo sleep soundly again. This book is a warm-hearted slice-of-life story for bedtime, showing reassuring and loving parent-child bonds.
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Bluey: Christmas Eve with Veranda Santa
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
With no chimney in their Australian home, Bingo, Bandit, and Muffin play Veranda Santa with Dad. During their play time, Bluey has a hard time accepting an apology. Mum and Dad help Bluey learn why it’s important to accept apologies and not hold a grudge against someone.
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Swim School: A Bluey Storybook
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Want to teach your kids not to tattle? Read this story! After Bingo tattles on Bluey, Bluey hilariously pretends to be two different swimming teachers, one who doesn’t allow dobbing, which is the Aussie word for tattling, and one who does. During the swim classes, Mum tattles on Dad, Dad tattles on Mum, and Bingo tattles on Mum and Dad. Eventually, Bingo realizes she doesn’t like tattling after all.
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Bluey: Copycat
by Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Although Bluey begins this story by copycatting her dad, she stops when they find a hurt bird. Their trip to the vet results in the bird dying, which leaves Bluey upset. She processes her big feelings by reenacting what happened with Bingo, but Bingo goes off-script, upsetting Bluey further. Bluey learns that sometimes things don’t turn out how we want. (Isn’t that the truth?!)
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