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'''Simon Beecroft''' is a British author. His best known book is the ''[[New York Times]]'' bestselling book ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |title=Children’s Picture Books - Best Sellers - Books - Dec. 13, 2009 - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2009/12/13/picture-books/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title='Star Wars' novels: still on bestseller lists |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2012/0326/Star-Wars-novels-still-on-bestseller-lists |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-05-08 |title=Three Books Celebrating the Success of Lego » Children & Child Care |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508024114/http://www.childrenwebmag.com/books/book-reviews-childrens/three-books-celebrating-the-success-of-lego |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Locus Online: Magazine: June 2011 Bestsellers |url=http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2011/Issue06_Bestsellers.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.locusmag.com}}</ref> which has sold more than 2,000,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Wars |url=http://us.dk.com/static/cs/us/11/starwars/simon.html |website=us.dk.com}}</ref> and which in 2016 is held in more than 1000 libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lego Star Wars : the visual dictionary {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/433121605 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=search.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref> In all, he has written more than 30 other books, primarily for children. Many of his books are about the [[Star Wars Universe]]<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Inside the World of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones by Simon Beecroft |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780789492272 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.publishersweekly.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |first=WIRED |title=LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Is a Bookful of Awesome |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/10/lego-star-wars-the-visual-dictionary/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Craig Turpin {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2016-05-18 |title=Star Wars fans have checked these out 58K times |url=https://www.nj.com/somerset/2016/05/star_wars_stuff_checked_out_over_58k_from_this_nj.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> and are written in non-fiction style.
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'''Simon Beecroft''' is a British author. His best known book is the ''[[New York Times]]'' bestselling book ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]'',<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2009-12-13/picture-books/list.html "Best Sellers: Children's Picture Books."] ''New York Times''. April 18, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2012/0326/Star-Wars-novels-still-on-bestseller-lists "'Star Wars' novels: still on bestseller lists"]. ''Christian Science Monitor'', Molly Driscoll.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100508024114/http://www.childrenwebmag.com/books/book-reviews-childrens/three-books-celebrating-the-success-of-lego "Three Books Celebrating the Success of Lego"].{{dead link|date=June 2016}} ''Children Webmag'', November 1st, 2009 Book Review by David Lane</ref><ref>[http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2011/Issue06_Bestsellers.html "June 2011 Issue Locus Bestsellers"]. ''Locus Magazine'', 9 June 2011</ref> which has sold more than 2,000,000 copies.<ref>http://us.dk.com/static/cs/us/11/starwars/simon.html</ref> and which in 2016 is held in more than 1000 libraries.<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/433121605 May 18, 2016 Worldat record for Lego Star Wars Visual Dictionary.] Accessed 2016 06 03</ref> In all, he has written more than 30 other books, primarily for children. Many of his books are about the [[Star Wars Universe]]<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7894-9227-2 "Inside the World of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones"]. ''Publishers Weekly''.</ref><ref>[https://www.wired.com/2009/10/lego-star-wars-the-visual-dictionary/ "LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Is a Bookful of Awesome"]. ''Wired'', Matt Blum, 10.09.2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2016/05/star_wars_stuff_checked_out_over_58k_from_this_nj.html "'The force is strong:' Star Wars fans have checked these out 58K times"]. Craig Turpin | ''NJ.com'', May 18, 2016</ref> and are written in non-fiction style.


Selected works include ''Star Wars The Clone Wars: Watch Out For Jabba the Hutt'', ''Star Wars: Luke Skywalker’s Amazing Story'', ''The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia'',<ref>[http://www.comicmix.com/2011/06/19/the-star-wars-character-encyclopedia/ "The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia"]. ''Comic M!x'', Robert Greenberger June 19, 2011</ref> and ''Star Wars: Beware the Dark Side'', published by [[Dorling Kindersley]] (DK). Beecroft is also an editor at DK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prexamples.com/2013/10/lego-minifigure-history-published-in-miniature/|title = LEGO Minifigure History Published in Miniature}}</ref> and is director of the company's licensing division.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/sunday-review/has-lego-sold-out.html?_r=0 "Has Lego Sold Out?"]. ''New York Times'', By MATT RICHTEL and JESSE McKINLEY DEC. 22, 2012</ref>
Selected works include ''Star Wars The Clone Wars: Watch Out For Jabba the Hutt'', ''Star Wars: Luke Skywalker’s Amazing Story'', ''The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenberger |first=Robert |date=2011-06-19 |title=The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia {{!}} ComicMix |url=https://www.comicmix.com/2011/06/19/the-star-wars-character-encyclopedia/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.comicmix.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Star Wars: Beware the Dark Side'', published by [[Dorling Kindersley]] (DK). Beecroft is also an editor at DK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prexamples.com/2013/10/lego-minifigure-history-published-in-miniature/|title = LEGO Minifigure History Published in Miniature}}</ref> and is director of the company's licensing division.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/sunday-review/has-lego-sold-out.html?_r=0 "Has Lego Sold Out?"]. ''New York Times'', By MATT RICHTEL and JESSE McKINLEY DEC. 22, 2012</ref>

He has also written books on subjects as diverse as dinosaurs, monsters,<ref>[http://www.literaryescapism.com/35032/watch-out-monsters-about-by-simon-beecroft "Watch Out, Monsters About! by Simon Beecroft"]. ''Literary Escapism'', 20 December 2012</ref> [[extreme weather]], future technology, Nelson Mandela, Power Rangers, and the Fantastic Four.
He has also written books on subjects as diverse as dinosaurs, monsters,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackie |date=2012-12-21 |title=Watch Out, Monsters About! by Simon Beecroft {{!}} Literary Escapism |url=https://www.literaryescapism.com/35032/watch-out-monsters-about-by-simon-beecroft |access-date=2024-03-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[extreme weather]], future technology, Nelson Mandela, Power Rangers, and the Fantastic Four.


==Personal==
==Personal==

Revision as of 21:10, 21 March 2024

Simon Beecroft is a British author. His best known book is the New York Times bestselling book Lego Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary,[1][2][3][4] which has sold more than 2,000,000 copies.[5] and which in 2016 is held in more than 1000 libraries.[6] In all, he has written more than 30 other books, primarily for children. Many of his books are about the Star Wars Universe[7][8][9] and are written in non-fiction style.

Selected works include Star Wars The Clone Wars: Watch Out For Jabba the Hutt, Star Wars: Luke Skywalker’s Amazing Story, The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia,[10] and Star Wars: Beware the Dark Side, published by Dorling Kindersley (DK). Beecroft is also an editor at DK.[11] and is director of the company's licensing division.[12]

He has also written books on subjects as diverse as dinosaurs, monsters,[13] extreme weather, future technology, Nelson Mandela, Power Rangers, and the Fantastic Four.

Personal

Beecroft lives in London, England, with his wife, Katie, and two children.

References

  1. ^ "Children's Picture Books - Best Sellers - Books - Dec. 13, 2009 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  2. ^ "'Star Wars' novels: still on bestseller lists". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. ^ "Three Books Celebrating the Success of Lego » Children & Child Care". web.archive.org. 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  4. ^ "Locus Online: Magazine: June 2011 Bestsellers". www.locusmag.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  5. ^ "Star Wars". us.dk.com.
  6. ^ "Lego Star Wars : the visual dictionary | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  7. ^ "Inside the World of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones by Simon Beecroft". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  8. ^ Staff, WIRED. "LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Is a Bookful of Awesome". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  9. ^ NJ.com, Craig Turpin | NJ Advance Media for (2016-05-18). "Star Wars fans have checked these out 58K times". nj. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  10. ^ Greenberger, Robert (2011-06-19). "The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia | ComicMix". www.comicmix.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  11. ^ "LEGO Minifigure History Published in Miniature".
  12. ^ "Has Lego Sold Out?". New York Times, By MATT RICHTEL and JESSE McKINLEY DEC. 22, 2012
  13. ^ Jackie (2012-12-21). "Watch Out, Monsters About! by Simon Beecroft | Literary Escapism". Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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