Love Your Bookshop Day

The Personal Penguin 2026 figurine is perfect for book lovers and a charming addition to the previous figurines. Celebrating the power of books and reading, this Personal Penguin represents the way stories can shape our lives, bring us together and inspire a lifelong love of reading. 

The figurine will be available exclusively with the purchase of any two Penguin books from participating bookshops on Love Your Bookshop Day, Saturday 10 October 2026. 

Personal Penguins are available while stocks last in each store. 

Love Your Bookshop Day, an initiative of the Australian Booksellers Association, is an annual celebration of Australia’s local bookshops and the booksellers who make them special.  

Held on Saturday 10 October 2026, this year’s celebration is all about discovering something unexpected. Visit your local bookshop, ask a bookseller for a recommendation and shake up your shelf. 

From introducing readers to new authors and unexpected favourites to hosting events and bringing communities together, local booksellers play a special role in Australia’s reading culture. 

1. Find your local participating bookshop: Use the map below to find a spot near you.
2. Choose any two Penguin books: Pick two Penguin titles that you'd love to take home.
3. Collect your Personal Penguin: Receive the limited-edition 2026 figurine at the counter.

Need some inspiration? Here are some of our picks for Love Your Bookshop Day 2026.

First introduced for Love Your Bookshop Day in 2024, the Personal Penguin quickly found its way onto bookshelves around Australia.

Embraced by bookshops, authors, readers and collectors alike, the Personal Penguin quickly became a much-loved part of Love Your Bookshop Day. Book lovers flocked to participating stores to support their local bookshops, collect their own Personal Penguin and share their new shelf companion on social media.

Meet the Personal Penguins over the years. 

Your Personal Penguin is made to last as a memento of Love Your Bookshop Day 2026.

Should you wish to discard Your Personal Penguin, we encourage you to rehome it by gifting it to a fellow book lover.

We can arrange to rehome/recycle on your behalf, simply send Your Personal Penguin to: Penguin Random House - Level 4, 100 Pacific Hwy, North Sydney, NSW 2060

Please recycle the packaging box and tissue paper via your kerbside collection.