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 edit
Beecroft lives in London, England, with his wife, Katie, and two children.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Star Wars' novels: still on bestseller lists". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Three Books Celebrating the Success of Lego » Children & Child Care". web.archive.org. 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Locus Online: Magazine: June 2011 Bestsellers". www.locusmag.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Star Wars". us.dk.com.
- ^ "Lego Star Wars : the visual dictionary | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "Inside the World of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones by Simon Beecroft". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ Staff, WIRED. "LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary Is a Bookful of Awesome". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Greenberger, Robert (2011-06-19). "The Star Wars Character Encyclopedia | ComicMix". www.comicmix.com. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
- ^ "LEGO Minifigure History Published in Miniature".
- ^ "Has Lego Sold Out?". New York Times, By MATT RICHTEL and JESSE McKINLEY DEC. 22, 2012
- ^ Jackie (2012-12-21). "Watch Out, Monsters About! by Simon Beecroft | Literary Escapism". Retrieved 2024-03-21.