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11th March - 15th March
10th March - 12th March
10th March - 12th March
10th March - 11th March
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You'll love this because...
This personalised copy of the first ever Thomas book will be a gift your child will treasure!
Your child’s Name appears on the cover
Write a special Message on the title page
Hand-drawn illustrations on every page
Beautifully remastered first edition
Add a luxury gift box for a thoughtful finishing touch
Thomas the Tank Engine has been one of the best-loved children’s characters for generations since he was first created by Rev. W. Awdry for his son in 1945. With this personalised Thomas the Tank Engine book, your child can enjoy the very first published Thomas adventure, with their own name appearing on the cover!
This beautifully remastered book can include your own special message on the title page, allowing you to turn it into a loving gift perfect for any child who loves Thomas! You can also choose to have this delightful book presented in its own special pastel coloured gift box. Why not complete this tremendous gift and give your little one their very own Thomas the Tank Engine plush toy? It will make storytime incredibly fun with their very own plush toy to cuddle up and read the story with!
How to Personalise Your Thomas the Tank Engine Book
Personalise with any name up to 12 characters, and a personal message of two lines, up to 40 characters per line.
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 constantly researching new materials to create more personalised books, so what you think matters! Tell us your feedback. From finding the book you were looking for to how easy your chosen book was to personalise – every little detail is important, so we can perfect your shopping experience the next time you return!
Rebecca Thornley16 Sep 2019
Loved the book. Very professionally done!
Kiash12329 Aug 2018
So personal, it is going to be loved for years, im sure.
Ashley Moore29 Aug 2018
Fine. Showed up. Good quality.
ShoMo29 Aug 2018
Beautiful gift. Great quality. Service and delivery were spot on. Thank you!
Amanda Jones29 Aug 2018
Absolutely beautiful book in a lovely presentation case
I have bought two items now. A quick service quicker than expected. Well package items beautifully presented. Both for birthday presents ideal and better than I imagined. Kept up to date, order processing and despatch dates, I cannot fault them. Easy to order with a choice of covers and size you are in control of what you want to spend. I think I have had two lovely presents with value for money.
- Alison Gardiner
K Howe7 Mar 2021
Perfect
Purchased the leather bound football newspapers for my husband’s birthday. Perfect gift, great quality. Came quickly and well packaged. Highly recommend and will definitely use this company again in the future.
David Glassbrook6 Mar 2021
Excellent service from the start and…
Excellent service from the start and helped with my order, very good customer service from Yevett book I received brilliant.
Will definitely recommend to others.
Thank you so much
Reguards
David Glassbrook
Steven6 Mar 2021
My whole experience from start to…a joy to read
My whole experience from start to delivery was 5 star the book and box are truly magnificent , my grandson will cherish this forever . Thank you
Elaine 6 Mar 2021
I Am So Happy With This Book It's…
I Am So Happy With This Book It's Perfect For A Special Birthday / retirement presesnt
Mrs Coulton4 Mar 2021
Very pleased with the personalised…
Very pleased with the personalised football book that I ordered.. Fast service and helpful on the phone when making an enquiry. Would recommend to all.
Mrs Stearn4 Mar 2021
This is a 60th birthday gift to my big little brother, I’m big lil sis (the eldest of my three brothers)
This is a 60th birthday gift to my brother in another county to where I live, so not visually been able to see the item purchased due to covid travel restrictions.
It’s fair to say as an avid MC supporter he is really pleased with it so far.
The book arrived in good time well before the expected date & I believe well packaged.
All in all both my self & brother really pleased with gift/purchase.
Jill Brodie4 Mar 2021
Very dissatisfied with book I received
Very dissatisfied with book I received.
The photo copying of many of the pages was very bad and barely readable. The pictures were just black indistinguishable blobs.
This was a birthday present and I was so embarrased when I gave it to them as it was such poor quality and unreadable in parts.
In the Book Team4 Mar 2021
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear this.
Within the product information on the website we do confirm that these books are created from the Telegraph scan archive and in some instances there will be blemishes and the reproduction quality may not be as clear or precise vs copying direct from the actual paper itself.
Your review has been passed to a Customer Service and a Representative will be in contact shortly to obtain photos and hopefully resolve this for you.
Please do accept our apologies for the inconvenience caused.
Kind Regards,
The In The Book Team
lisa o connor4 Mar 2021
I was very impressed with the service…
I was very impressed with the service and how quick I received my required book. Was so easy to deal with. Will definitely use again.
diane ormston3 Mar 2021
This was a birthday present and my…
This was a birthday present and my partner was very happy
