Max loves books, and Max loves Thomas & Friends, so when we got a chance to check out the new Thomas & Friends personalised Christmas book from Egmont we jumped at the chance! We have had personalised books in the past, and we have found that the children find them really engaging – being at the centre of the story, especially one that features their favourite characters, is just so exciting for them.
Ordering the book was really simple – you just select the book you want, enter the name of the child plus one of their friends (we chose to include Jacob in the story too, as we knew Max would love that) then personalise the way the child looks – you can change the skin and eye colour, the colour and style of hair and the colour of their coat. This is a lovely touch – as well as recognising their name in the story, Max was able to pick out which character was him.
The story is a lovely length, perfect for reading at bedtime, and ideal for this age. It is long enough to be a ‘proper’ story, but not so long that Max loses interest. As well as having it read to him, he enjoys looking at the book alone, retelling bits of the story that he remembers and finding the pictures that have his character in.
Personalised books make a fantastic gift for birthdays and Christmas. I always love giving books as a present, as they are something that can be shared over years to come, and having your child feature in the story only encourages a love of books and reading – and that can only be a good thing. We will definitely be ordering more books from the Egmont range, both for our own children and as gifts for others.
If you fancy ordering a copy of the Thomas & Friends Christmas book, you can use the code pblogger20 at the checkout to receive 20% off.
Jumpy received her copy of the book yesterday and she loves it! It’s such a nice story, isn’t it? I like the fact it’s not too long or complicated so they keep focused and interested until the end.
Mel recently posted…Thomas the Tank Engine – Jumpy and the Christmas Rescue
This looks like a book that my nephew would really enjoy, huge train fan 🙂 #triedtested
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my little boy loves Thomas, so he would love this book #TriedTested
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This looks fab – my little Maxi would love this! #triedtested
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This looks and sounds like such a lovely book, perfect for Christmas. I am a huge fan of personalised items xx #TriedTested
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Personalised books are such a great gift….This looks like a fab book x
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Athena is a big fan of anything with her name in/on too although so far she’s not really got into Thomas! This looks like a great gift idea. Sure it won’t be long though! I love his top BTW!
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Oh I love anything personalised this is so lovely x
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What a lovely gift idea for any Thomas fan! My kids would have loved this when they were wee.
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Thanks for the great discount code! This looks like a fabulous book. We’re big fans of personalised books too, so much more engaging for kids #TriedTested
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What a lovely idea for a Thomas fan #TriedTested
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love the idea of this, my 2 older boys have been thomas fans so would’ve absolutely loved it. #triedtested
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I love personalised books, we recently got two and the children love them! My littlest one has yet to be introduced to Thomas, I’m sure he’ll be into it soon. #TriedTested
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Oh how lovely – my two youngest love a good “choo choo” #TriedTested
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What a cute idea, these would make a lovely gift. Thanks for hosting x
My Max loves seeing his name on things. And Thomas. So this looks like a winner! #treiedtested
Ahh my son adores Thomas & friends, he would love this so much but I have just bought him a personalised dino book 🙂 I think they are fab idea and make a lovely gift. Thanks for hosting #triedtested have a great Christmas!
helen gandy recently posted…OXO Tot Feeding Range – Review
My eldest loves Thomas and I’m guessing he would love a book like this. What a fantastic idea.
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That does sound lovely! Little F loves books as well, and Thomas the Tank engine is definitely one of his favourites. It’s great that apart from including your child’s name you can also make the character look like your child.
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That really is super cute! Perfect for a Thomas fan!
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