The next celebrity-stacked calendar of reads features Elmo & Cookie Monster, Helena Bonham Carter, Rose Byrne, Auli’i Cravalho, Michael Sheen, Elijah Wood, Sophie Okonedo and more!
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London, 15th April 2025: BBC Studios Global Digital Brands together with BBC Studios Kids & Family and Ludo Studio are excited to announce that Bluey Book Reads returns for a second series today.
The eagerly awaited next instalment of the digital-exclusive series lands at 11am EDT/ 4pm BST on the Official Bluey YouTube and Bluey.tv and will see even more much-loved Bluey storybooks brought to life by a variety of celebrity Bluey fans.
Series 2 kicks off with the beloved Muppets of Sesame Street Elmo & Cookie Monster and marks the first time that furry friends have featured in a read for the Lovie and Kidscreen award-winning digital series.
Elmo & Cookie Monster appear in Bluey Book Reads’ first-ever real life read, appearing on screen to read the lift-the-flap board book, ‘What Games Should We Play?’. Join Elmo and Cookie Monster as they lift the flaps and explore all the fun and games you can play with Bluey and Bingo.
“A Sesame Street-Bluey collaboration is the perfect way to provide entertaining and engaging content to fans of both popular series,” said Jenny Gioia, VP of Content and Programming at Sesame Workshop. “We are excited to have Elmo and Cookie Monster encourage playful learning and a love of reading with Bluey Book Reads.”
The full stellar lineup of off-screen readers also includes: the BAFTA award-winning British actress Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown) aptly reading ‘Queens’; celebrated Welsh actor and BAFTA and Emmy award-nominee Michael Sheen (Good Omens) narrating ‘Road Trip’; Australian actress and the voice of Bluey’s aunt Brandy, Rose Byrne, (Bridesmaids) reading a heartfelt rendition of ‘Baby Race’.
“I wish I’d had Bluey around in my child rearing days … a dear (younger) friend of mine says “In a 7-minute episode I get a backdoor parenting lesson and the three-year-old gets a giggle.” It’s a heartwarming reminder to keep on playing. And that all that really matters is love – giving it and receiving it. And frankly that is all we need to know! Since telling people I’ve read a Bluey book for audio I’ve never been as cool amongst the under-fives. I’m helping the future!” – Helena Bonham Carter
Additionally, Hollywood actor Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) lends his voice to ‘The Pool’. The Tony award-winning British actress Sophie Okonedo (The Secret Life of Bees) brings her soothing tones to ‘Sleepytime’. Australian gold medallist Paralympian, Kurt Fearnley, offers an engaging take on ‘Camping’. Australian musician and songwriter Meg Washington – also the voice of Calypso in Bluey – captivates audiences with her reading of ‘Bob Bilby’. Plus, American actress and the voice on Moana, Auli’i Cravalho, enchants listeners with ‘Shadowlands’.
Bluey Book Reads Series 2 is bringing even more Bluey storybooks to international audiences too via BBC Studios’ localised Official Bluey YouTube channels in Germany, France and Korea. Diane Kruger (Troy) launches the first-ever Bluey Book Reads in German with ‘Camping’ and ‘The Creek’, while Camille Cottin (House of Gucci) returns for her second Bluey Book Read in French with ‘Camping’. Han Ga-In (Mistress) also lends her voice to the first-ever Korean Bluey Book Read for ‘Baby Race’.
“Tucking in for the night in our house never happens without a good Bluey book. I’m thrilled I got the opportunity to read these two stories. I definitely got mom points for this one.” – Diane Kruger
The first series of Bluey Book Reads landed in February 2024, launching with a dual-read of ‘Mini Bluey’ by famous sisters and Australian pop royalty Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue. Since then Bluey Book Reads has garnered over 75 million views and counting across Bluey’s digital channels .
Bluey Book Reads offers fans a new way to experience their favourite Bluey storybooks, which are based on episodes as-seen on the global hit TV sensation, Bluey, written and created by Joe Brumm and produced by Ludo Studio.
New episodes of Bluey Book Reads will go live every fortnight from today (15th April) on the official Bluey YouTube channel, which has over 7.5 billion lifetime views. Bluey Book Reads will also be available on the official Bluey website Bluey.tv.
All of the Bluey stories featured in the Bluey Book Reads series are published by BBC Studios’ licensee Penguin Random House. In the UK, Bluey is published by Ladybird, part of Penguin Random House Children’s UK. In the US, Bluey is published by Penguin Young Readers Licenses, part of Penguin Random House LLC. In Australia, Bluey is published by Puffin Books, part of Penguin Random House Australia Pty Ltd. All the Bluey stories featured in the Bluey Book Reads series are published by BBC Studios’ master publishing licensee Penguin Random House.
Bluey Book Reads is commissioned by BBC Studios Digital Brands with BBC Studios Kids & Family, and are a Ludo Studio and BBC Studios Digital Brands production.
Bluey Book Reads Series 2 release schedule:
15th April 2025 – Elmo & Cookie Monster – ‘What Games Should We Play?’
29th April 2025 – Helena Bonham Carter – ‘Queens’
13th May 2025 – Rose Byrne + Han Ga-In (English + Korean) – ‘Baby Race’
27th May 2025 – Diane Kruger (German) reads ‘Camping’ and ‘The Creek’
27th May 2025 – Elijah Wood reads ‘The Pool’
10th June 2025 – Sophie Okonedo reads ‘Sleepytime’
24th June 2025 – Kurt Fearnley + Camille Cottin (English + French) read ‘Camping’
8th July 2025 – Meg Washington reads ‘Bob Bilby’
22nd July 2025 – Auliʻi Cravalho reads ‘Shadowlands’
5th August 2025 – Michael Sheen reads ‘Road Trip’
About BBC Studios Digital Brands
BBC Studios Digital Brands is a driving force in cultivating and amplifying the fandoms behind some of the world’s most iconic franchises, including Bluey, BBC Earth, Doctor Who, and Gen Z comedy channel Funny Parts – reaching a massive global audience of over 350 million people across 20+ countries. With the largest social footprint of any UK broadcaster, they curate, commission & commercialize social first content, drawing in audiences five times more engaged than its competitors. Twice named Lovie Awards’ European Publisher of the Year, and with two Diamond YouTube accolades, the division creates premium, inclusive content that resonates deeply with audiences, fostering loyalty and connection. Digital Brands helps partners unlock dynamic opportunities in advertising, sponsorship, influencer and branded content, ensuring their brands can connect with fandoms in meaningful and impactful ways.
About Bluey
The series follows Bluey, a loveable, inexhaustible, Blue Heeler dog, who lives with her Mum, Dad and her little sister, Bingo. Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighbourhood into her world of fun.
Bluey is produced by Ludo Studio for ABC KIDS (Australia) and co-commissioned by ABC Children’s and BBC Studios Kids & Family. Financed in association with Screen Australia, Bluey is proudly 100% created, written, animated, and post produced in Brisbane Queensland, Australia, with funding from the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland and the Australian Government. BBC Studios Kids & Family hold the global distribution and merchandise rights.
In Australia, the show is broadcast on ABC. The series airs and streams to U.S. and global audiences (outside of Australia, New Zealand and China) across Disney Channel, Disney Jr. and Disney+ through a global broadcasting deal between BBC Studios Kids & Family and Disney Branded Television.
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About Ludo Studio
Ludo Studio is a BAFTA, multi-Emmy®, Logie and Peabody award-winning Australian studio and one of TIME’s Most Influential Companies of 2024, that creates and produces original scripted drama, animation and digital stories that are authored by incredible local talent, distributed globally and loved by audiences everywhere. ludostudio.com.au
