You can check the delivery times for your location by choosing from the country options below.  Once you’ve chosen and personalised your book, the actual delivery time will be shown during checkout. Every book is made to order, so the time to make, personalise and bind the book by hand is factored into the delivery time.
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Royal Mail 48£3.99Delivery Between
Royal Mail 24£4.99Delivery Between
Royal Mail 24 Tracked£5.99Delivery Between
Urgent Signed For (Courier)£6.99Delivery Between
Softback
6th August - 9th August
5th August - 6th August
5th August - 6th August
5th August
Hardback
6th August - 10th August
5th August - 9th August
5th August - 9th August
5th August - 6th August
The delivery times shown here are based on ordering now, and will also be calculated during checkout when you place the order.
Order Tracking
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You'll love this because...
Thomas and friends teach your child all the fun activities on your child’s birthday!
Your child’s Name and Age appears on the cover and throughout the story
Write a special Message on the title page
Hand-drawn illustrations on every page
A fun and educational early learning book
Add a luxury Thomas the Tank Engine gift box to keep your book protected as time passes
What could be more exciting than waking up to this Thomas birthday book on your child’s special day? Whether they’re celebrating their 1st, 3rd or all the way up to their 9th birthday, the age will appear on the cover of the book! Even your child’s name is featured on the cover and sprinkled throughout the book, where your child goes on a journey with Thomas and friends to find out all the amazing activities they can do on their birthday!
This early learning storybook is filled with easy to read text, just what you need if your little one is grasping basic words and phrases. All their favourite trains appear too as vivid and brightly coloured hand-drawn illustrations to visually stimulate your child’s cognitive development. The book can even arrive in a one-of-a-kind Thomas the Tank protective gift box embossed in premium foil. Not only will they be fully immersed with the reading experience, they’ll have an incredible memento of the birthday they’re celebrating with Thomas and friends.
Your Personalised Thomas Birthday Book
Personalise with any name up to 12 characters, and a personal message of two lines, up to 40 characters per line. Check your personalisation: accents and other symbols cannot be used unless otherwise stated.
Further Information
When entering your personalisation, please note that accents, emojis and other symbols can’t be used as our system doesn’t support these. Make sure to double check your spelling!
🌲 Our books are made from responsibly sourced paper from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified paper manufacturers. 🌎
In The Book wouldn’t be here without its terrific customers. That’s why we care about what you have to say.
We’re an open book when it comes to feedback! So let us know how your experience was? From finding the book you were looking for to making it personal, every little detail is important, so we can learn and perfect your shopping experience for the next time you return!
Emma20 Jul 2019
Lovely looking book but expensive for what it is and fell apart within 1 day. Bought for my 2 year old sons birthday but on first read by adult with him, 4 pages came loose!
In the Book Team23 Jul 2019
Thank you for your review.
We are pleased to hear that you were happy with the presentation of the Book however please accept our apologies this has happened so soon.
A member of our team has received the images and we are investigating how this has happened with our team. The customer service team have replied to your email to see if you would like a replacement book as we are more than happy to get this arranged and sent to you as soon as possible.
Once again we are very sorry that this has happened and the disappointment this has caused you.
Really first class service, I had the book delivered 48 hours after my order. I did pay for next day delivery but it wasn’t expensive.
The book took my breath away, it was top quality and so beautifully presented.
- Mrs Dawn Drower
Donna Cassidy2 Aug 2021
Very satisfied with the product
Very satisfied with the product. Only 1 package came. A little worried because I ordered 2 books.
Customer2 Aug 2021
very please
very please, better than expected :)
Mrs R1 Aug 2021
Does not look very impressive
Given the cost of this, I expected the book to look a bit more impressive. It’s a very thin paperback book and doesn’t look at all like a special gift, which I hoped it would be. Maybe my fault for not reading all the descriptions properly, but I am disappointed and would not buy again.
In the Book Team2 Aug 2021
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear of your disappointment. The product purchased is personalised to your requirements and comes with the option of an image upload, softback or hardback version and also advises that the contents will include up to 32 pages. We try to make the product description as clear as possible on the website before purchase with a Look Inside read through feature.
Apologies if we did not meet your expectations on this occasion, if you need any further assistance, please contact us.
Kind regards In the Book.
Vivienne Peat1 Aug 2021
Thanks so much for the Moana book
Thanks so much for the Moana book. My niece Eve will love it. It’s the best personalised book I’ve bought without a doubt. But then again, I’d expect nothing less from the masters in Disney. Vivienne
Nichola Cuming31 Jul 2021
Very disappointed in the book
Very disappointed in the book, misleading certificate on title page looks like a small sticker I could have placed on myself, poor value for money- quick dispatch was the best bit
In the Book Team2 Aug 2021
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear of your disappointment however we do advertise the personalisation on the product page with images and explain the following within the product description :
Each book features the recipient’s name and a message printed on a certificate on the opening title page.
If you are unhappy in anyway with the product received this can be returned at your cost for a refund as you have not personalised the front cover. Please contact customer services at [email protected] for a returns reference and once we receive it back, we will refund the product cost.
