Bluey: Let’s Get Spooky! has magnetic attraction for young children. Photos: Supplied.
Children, books and learning go hand-in-hand, providing infinite opportunities to develop language and emergent literacy skills for our youngsters. Above all, reading together also provides an opportunity for parents and children to connect even more with each other.
How precious are the bonding ties we cultivate as we engage with them and help them to expand their understanding about the world, stimulate their imagination, build their language skills, and develop empathy and emotional awareness!
“Dream it and do it” was one of the beliefs espoused by American children’s author and cartoonist Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to us as Dr Seuss. He said if you put your mind to it, “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book!”
That being the case, look no further than reading about Bluey, an Australian kids’ show about a family of dogs that has somehow transitioned into literally the most streamed show in the world! The popularity of Australia’s global children’s cartoon phenomenon continues to astound.
Bluey: Hooray, It’s Halloween! is a colouring book for hours of fun.
Similar to the television series, the books celebrate the joys of family life, the power of imaginative play, life lessons learned and the importance of empathy and kindness. Recognised for its family-friendly and wholesome content, its broad appeal is in its gentle, funny, innocuous take on depicting a childhood nurtured in a way that helps them to realise their full life’s potential.
The six-year-old blue heeler pup, who loves to play, turns everyday family life into extraordinary adventures that unfold in erratic and amusing ways. Everyone joins her world of fun and discovery, including her dad Bandit, mum Chilli and younger sister Bingo.
Bluey is an award-winning Australian animated preschool television series, created by Australian director and animator Joe Brumm in 2018. The program was inspired by his experience in raising two daughters. The cartoon character has a hugely popular merchandise range of books, toys, clothes, coins, games and more. In addition, Bluey is set to have its own tourist attraction in Brisbane (come November this year), followed by a movie!
Aimed at three-to-seven-year-olds, the books transport us to explore the world and turn everyday life into an amazing adventure. Of course, there are other cartoon characters with whom we’ve developed an affinity.
Spot’s Happy Halloween is a tactile board book with pull-tabs.
Children will learn, explore and build memories with these selected titles from Penguin Random House: Bluey: Let’s Get Spooky!; Bluey Hooray, It’s Halloween; Spot’s Happy Halloween; Peppa’s Halloween Fun; Ten Minutes to Bed: Happy Halloween; The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Halloween Trick or Treat. The underlining theme is Halloween, when kids go trick-or-treating this year on 31 October.
Bluey: Let’s Get Spooky!, $16.99
Use the magnets to take Bluey, Bingo and their friends on a fun-filled night-time adventure. It’s colourful and educational!
Bluey: Hooray, It’s Halloween!, $5.99
This colouring book has 32 pages packed with Bluey, Bingo and all her friends and family celebrating the most frighteningly fun time of the year. Happy Heeler-ween!
Peppa Pig: Peppa’s Halloween Fun, $19.99
Peppa and her family are going trick-or-treating. Keep an eye out for the squishy pumpkin, tickly spider and a furry cat in this spooktacular Halloween touch-and-feel book!
Spot’s Happy Halloween, by Eric Hill, $16.99
Join Spot as he gets ready for Halloween in this tactile board book with pull-tabs. Toddlers will love pulling the tabs to help Spot find the perfect costume, hang up decorations and bake tasty treats for his friends.
Ten Minutes to Bed: Happy Halloween!, by Rhiannon Fielding, Chris Chatterton, $16.99
Join the characters who are excited to celebrate Halloween with a new fang-tastic, lift-the-flap, magical adventure. There’s Twinkle the Little Unicorn, but where are all her friends? Help Twinkle find them by lifting the flaps to reveal your favourite Land of Nod characters with some fa-boo-lous surprises! A novelty board book.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Halloween Trick or Treat, by Eric Carle, $14.99
The caterpillar is ravenous for tasty treats. Help in the hunt with spooky creatures to count on every page and a trick-or-treat gatefold at the end. There’s so much to explore — if you dare!
