Simon Beecroft

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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,{{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}}{{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}}{{Cite web |date=2010-05-08 |title=Three Books Celebrating the Success of Lego » Children & Child Care |url=http://www.childrenwebmag.com/books/book-reviews-childrens/three-books-celebrating-the-success-of-lego |access-date=2024-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508024114/http://www.childrenwebmag.com/books/book-reviews-childrens/three-books-celebrating-the-success-of-lego |archive-date=2010-05-08 }}{{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}} which has sold more than 2,000,000 copies.{{Cite web |title=Star Wars |url=http://us.dk.com/static/cs/us/11/starwars/simon.html |website=us.dk.com}} and which in 2016 is held in more than 1000 libraries.{{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}} In all, he has written more than 30 other books, primarily for children. Many of his books are about the Star Wars Universe{{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}}{{Cite magazine |author=WIRED Staff |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 |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028}}{{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}} 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,{{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}} and Star Wars: Beware the Dark Side, published by Dorling Kindersley (DK). Beecroft is also an editor at DK.{{Cite web|url=http://prexamples.com/2013/10/lego-minifigure-history-published-in-miniature/|title = LEGO Minifigure History Published in Miniature}} and is director of the company's licensing division.[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

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