Category: LEGO Books (Page 35 of 36)

LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded Minifigure Revealed

March 6, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

DK has just revealed the exclusive minifigure that will be in the LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded book on their Facebook Page. It will be Luke Skywalker in his Tatooine outfit. They named him “retro” Luke Skywalker because it is the same yellow-skinned variant that was found in the Landspeeder (7110) set from 1999. This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars theme and DK is acknowledging that. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon and will be available in May.

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Preview of LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded

March 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier today, an image of the new LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059) was presumably found in the new LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded. The previous version of the book was released in 2009 and this updated Dictionary will have 48 additional pages to include all the sets that have been released in the past 5 five years such as last year’s Ewok Village (10236), the new Microfighters sets from this year, and the Sandrawler as mentioned above.

The book also has updated their “Beyond the Bricks” chapter where it behind-the-scenes on how the sets are made by the designers. As with many other LEGO books by DK, there will also be an exclusive minifigure included. It hasn’t been revealed of who it will be. DK has noted they will reveal who it will be very soon. It has been rumored that it will be another variant of Luke Skywalker. If you’re a fan of the previous LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary, you’ll surely be a fan of this version as well. Amazon is currently taking pre-orders for the book and it will be available in May.

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The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide Book Review

February 15, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A few days ago, I’ve received a new Dorling Kingsley LEGO book in the mail courtesy of Penguin Group, The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide. Before the movie was released, the book gained recognition early by revealing some of the movie sets and minifigures that will be released in a few months. The Essential Guide retails for $12.99 and is written by Hannah Dolan. The book only consists on 64 pages but it is jam-packed with details about the movie.

The book starts off by introducing Bricksburg and some of its citizens. It then goes into detail of some of the main characters that you will see in the movie. Each of these characters gets two pages dedicated to them filled with random facts and tidbids. There are also pages that show some of the locations the characters will be visiting such as the Octan Tower, The Old West, and Cloud Cuckoo Land, just to name a few. The guide also mentions some of the other Master Builder of Bricksburg and their skills like the highly-popular popular Green Lantern and Johnny Thunder. Like I’ve mentioned before, the book also shows details of the three new Movie sets that will be released in the near future, Emmet’s Constructo-Mech (70814), Super Secret Police Dropship (70815), and Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816). At the end of the book, it goes behind the scenes with Matthew Ashton, Vice President of Design for Playthemes and Intellectual Properties at The LEGO Group and it shows how the designers came up with the … Continue

The LEGO Movie: The Piece of Resistance Book Minifigure Found

December 28, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier today, we reported there were images of what could be the Summer 2014 wave sets from The LEGO Movie found in some of the new books dedicated to the movie. While looking through the list of The LEGO Movie books on Amazon, there was one called LEGO: The LEGO Movie: The Piece of Resistance that includes an exclusive Robo SWAT minifigure. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon as well as on Barnes & Noble. The book itself is published by Scholastic and has 32 pages.

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The LEGO Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life Review

December 12, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, DK was kind enough to send us a copy of The LEGO Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life by Daniel Lipkowitz, the LEGO Group’s Senior Writer and story developer. The book consists of 200 pages and retails for $24.99. It is available on Amazon and other retailers like Barnes & Noble.

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LEGO 2014 Dorling Kindersley (DK) Books

November 20, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Dorling Kindersley (DK) has released their 2014 Summer Trade Catalog which showcases some of the LEGO books that will be released. Some notable ones are the high quality LEGO books that DK regularly releases including the ones based on The LEGO Movie.

One of the new DK books that we expect next summer is the LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded. This updated version will have 48 additional pages showing all the latest Star Wars sets. Like with previous versions of the Visual Dictionary, it will include an exclusive minifigure.

LEGO Legends of Chima also gets their own encyclopedia called The LEGO Legends of Chima: The Secret History. The book talks about the various characters in the world of Chima as well as the tribes and locations. The book also includes an exclusive minifigure.

There are also a couple of LEGO DK Ultimate Factivity Collection books being released next summer including Legends of Chima and City. These books will have various facts and information about the themes as well as fun activities to do. The Factivity books also have more than 500 stickers.

LEGO Friends will also get their own Character Encyclopedia in 2014. The book will have various facts about the characters of Heartlake City as well as the Friends sets. The Character Encyclopedia will include an exclusive mini-doll.

Continuing with their Brickmaster series, DK will be releasing LEGO Ninjago Brickmaster: Updated and Expanded. The book will include more than 140 bricks and two minifigures for you to … Continue

The LEGO Movie Dorling Kindersley Books

November 6, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you haven’t gotten enough news for The LEGO Movie including the sets and the minifigures, there are some books by Dorling Kindersley that are being released next month. We found the books listed on BNC CataList and they are currently available for pre-order on Amazon and will be released on December 30th.

The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide – 64 pages

When an ordinary LEGO® minifigure discovers he is the only one who can stop an evil LEGO tyrant from ending the world as he knows it, he embarks on an all-new, all-LEGO adventure. This fully illustrated guide to the upcoming The LEGO® Movie explores the characters and locations of this long-awaited film with profiles, location spreads, and behind-the-scenes information about how the movie was made. The LEGO® Movie: The Essential Guide would not be complete without fun and interesting facts and coll movie stills.

The LEGO Movie: Ultimate Sticker Collection – 96 pages

Featuring all the great characters from The LEGO® Movie, this fantastic Ultimate Sticker Collection allows kids to take the action off into their own hands with 1000 full-colour reusable stickers and full-colour backgrounds from The LEGO® Movie.

The LEGO Movie: Calling All Master Builders! – 32 pages

In The LEGO® Movie, an ordinary LEGO® minifigure discovers that he is the only one who can stop an evil LEGO® tyrant from ending the world as he knows it. These all-new DK Readers feature the popular characters from the film in exciting adventures!

In DK Readers Level 1 LEGO® The LEGO® Movie:

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