Personalised books for children are always a gift winner - they make the little humans in your life feel seen, and valued.
While there is always a place for their best toys books are important too. Done every day - whether magazines, signs, or books - reading, no matter the content (as long as it's age-appropriate), exposes little ones to new words and ways of using language. It also helps them learn general information about the world. Books also help children build empathy, learn how to handle challenging feelings, and develop their imagination.
Little humans love personalised things (take a look through our personalised baby gifts too), and will be delighted to play a part in these bold adventures, with many options allowing you to create characters that look just like them. Then there's the tales filled with magical kids book quotes. Plus special books that see them star alongside favourite characters like Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol, and Paddington Bear, will have them hooked.
Check out our curated edit of stories to inspire kids' reading with these fabulous personalised books for children - they make the best keepsake too.
13 of the best personalised books for children
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Delivery: £3.75, 3-5 working days| Age: 0-3 years
How is it personalised: Name, choose a character to resemble the child, personal dedication, choice of cover colour.
What's the story?: A child playing peekaboo throughout the day all over the house. Playful and interactive, perfect for reading out loud.
Mum-of-one Steph tells us; "I bought this for my friend's baby girl, she loves to play peekaboo so it seemed a perfect fit. The paper is thick so it's trickier for excited little hands to tear."
Delivery: Free, 3-5 working days| Age: 0-5 years
How is it personalised: The child’s name on the cover, on the top of each page, and at the front of the book, where it’s combined with a message from the sender.
What's the story?: The marmalade-loving bear stars in two charming tales: Paddington and Paddington in the garden.
Mum-of-two, Kiran received this for her son. "It's such a fancy-pants gift. It sits on a shelf at the moment until he is over his 'rip every page' stage."
Delivery: £3.75, 3-5 working days| Age: 0-3 years
How is it personalised: Child's name on cover and throughout book, choose character resembling child, personal dedication, choose cover colour.
What's the story?: The child's character multiplies as the story flows. The little 'you' could be pirates digging for treasure. Help them spot and count each version of themselves.
Mum-of-twins, Dionne tells us; "I bought this for my girls, and they loved it. Choosing the characters is a really cute touch."
Delivery: £3.75, 3-5 working days| Age: 2-4 years
How is it personalised: Personal dedication, colour of front cover, add child's name, choose their character and they're on every page.
What's the story?: Take your little one on an ABC journey through these pages full of positive messages and lively illustrations, such as the funny piano-playing octopus. Choose your child’s name and character from six avatars. Then watch their eyes light up as they appear on every page.
It's sure to make learning more meaningful, mum-of-one Bex tells us; "My little one can recognise her name which made it much more fun to engage with her when reading and learning her letters.”
Delivery: £3.75, 3-5 working days| Age: 2-5 years
How is it personalised: Add child's name - it's used on the front of the book. Choose gender, hair colour and style, skin colour and eye colour.
What's the story?: Peppa and little bro George go on a scavenger hunt. Each spread features a letter in the child’s name as a clue in the hunt. As the piggy duo solves the hunt, the child’s character (personalized by hair type, eye color, etc) and name appear in the book. Their name is also on the cover, plus there’s the option to upgrade to hardback.
"I bought this book for my 3-year-old niece and she loved it, her excitement levels were off the charts to see her name." Aunty to two, Louise tells us.
Delivery: Free, 3-5 working days| Age: N3-8 years
How is it personalised: Add the child's name on the front of the book. Choose gender, hair colour and style, skin colour, and eye colour. Plus personalised dedication.
What's the story?: The rhyming verse takes kids on an adventure, teaching them important lessons, from making friends, being adventurous, loving their family, overcoming fears, learning new things, finding happiness, and believing in themselves.
Dad-of-two, Lee tells us "I swear, seeing herself on the pages, brings the story to life for my daughter."
Delivery: £3.75, 3-5 working days| Age: 3-5 years
How is it personalised: Add the child's name . Choose gender, hair colour and style, skin and eye colour. You can also swap the word daddy for any man important in their little lives - and change their eye colour, clothes, facial hair, glasses etc.
What's the story?: Paw Patrol pups help your child plan a surprise party for their ‘Daddy’ as they explain all the things they love doing with him. "My son's OBSESSED with Paw Patrol, we read this before bed at least three times." Olivia, mum-of-two tells us.
Delivery: Free, next day | Age: 3-6 years
How is it personalised: Add your child’s name using the alphabet stickers provided. It will appear on every page through the clever cut-out window so your child stars in their very own story.
What's the story?: The story is centered around a day on a construction site, where the driver of the digger (your child) finds something in the ground. But, what could it be?
Mum-of-three, Sam tells us; "My 3-year-old loved that it said he drives the digger. When it arrived he even put the stickers for his name on it - an added hand-eye coordination bonus."
Delivery: £3.75, 5-10 working days| Age: 0-5 years
How is it personalised: Add the child's name, skin and hair colour and their gender.
What's the story?: As personalized books for kids go this lovely story lets the little person in your life know all your wishes for their future - making friends, respecting the earth, being adventurous, loving their family, overcoming fears, learning new things, finding happiness, and believing in themselves.
"My sister bought this for my son last year, and we love the little sorty so much we're buying it back for his little cousin this Christmas." Mum-of-two, Kiran tells us.
Delivery: 4-7 days | Age: 4-7 years
How is it personalised: You can personalise each child's appearance, including hairstyle, colour, clothes, and glasses.
What's the story?: Great gift for two besties, or siblings. The adventure begins in a library, where there's a world of books. As they travel from tale to tale, they'll enjoy meeting storybook favourites, such as dinosaurs and unicorns. And familiar characters like Mowgli and Heidi will join in the fun too.
"I bought this book as a way of introducing my five-year-old to his new brother. He squealed with delight at the adventures they got up to." Mum-of-two, Louise shares with us.
Delivery: £3.75, 3-5 working days| Age: 6-10 years
How is it personalised: Choose gender, skin and hair colour. next choose three heroes (from the eight) they get to 'meet' in the story. Choose cover colour, and add personal dedication.
What's the story?: Add your youngster right into the pages of the story. Featuring influential figures like Martin Luther King, Florence Nightingale and Malala Yousafzai - the hardest part is choosing which three to take your kid on their storybook adventure.
"I got this for my son last year and I chose three female figures, to share and show him just how strong, powerful, and important female friendships are too." Mum-of-one, Steph tells us.
Delivery: Free,10 - 12 working days| Age: 14 years+
How is it personalised: Add name and birthday. The name is used in all pages, and the birth date generates facts and figures specific to them. Edit pages to add your own family jokes and memories. Upload photos and keepsakes. Add dedication. Choose cover design.
What's the story?: Literally the story of their life.
"I bought this for my tween and he loved it, the facts sent him on spirals of Googling and the inside family jokes made him 'feel warm inside', yes a tween said that." Mum-of-one, Jayne tells us.
Are personalised books worth it?
Yes, for many reasons. Though, this is a fair question, as times are financially hard at the moment for some, and personalised books can be pricier than say your local charity shop. Personalised books are important as, like the Children's Book Review says; "Seeing themselves as the star of a personalized book can boost a child’s confidence by allowing them to feel special and unique and see themselves as brave, kind, and empowered. Positive feelings of self-worth can lead to success at school, in friendships, and at home. Imagination and creativity send the message that a child’s ideas are important, and personalized books are a great launchpad to encourage imaginative play."
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