Building Imagination with LEGO Books - Great Books for LEGO Lovers in 2014

Admittedly, you can set down a big box of LEGO bricks in front of me and I will spend hours trying to put together something amazing – even as a grown-up.

LEGO is definitely an obsession that never ceases – one that is actually oh-so-good for your creativity, but sometimes, those young-at-heart and their kiddies might run out of creative concepts. There’s good news though! Building imagination for both youngsters and adults is as easy as cracking open one of 2014's best LEGO books. 

I have outlined 3 awesome LEGO books for your pleasure and perusal. Each one is equipped with pages of know-how to get your kiddo (and yourself) building something awesome in no time at all:

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The LEGO Ideas Book by Daniel Lipkowitz

The author of this book made a classic edition and then this revised edition which is 10 times better than the first. There are HUNDREDS of creative ideas to get your imagination moving in the right direction.

Have a bin brimming with knights, kings, and princesses of all mini-figurine shapes and sizes? Build them a thriving kingdom, complete with dragons, castles, and farmlands.

Or, perhaps you’re interested in something alien, kind-of weird, and outer-space oriented? Find the instructions for another planet where anything can happen!

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LEGO Play Book: Ideas to Bring Your Bricks to Life by Daniel Lipkowitz

Lipkowitz did it again! This LEGO book is only more of his amazing ideas with the apt tagline of “bring your bricks to life.” Only this edition is slightly smaller with only around 200 ideas packed into nearly as many pages. You and your kiddos can spend hours – even months – implementing all the ideas you find here. Let your inner building genius fly free!

Oh! One more thing – each idea is accompanied by a colorful picture to give your muse a run for its money.

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LEGO Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History by Gregory Farshtey

Over the past few decades, LEGO has introduced several new characters per year, accumulating over 2,000 mini-figurines – each with an individual personality. Some of these characters were inspired by moves and stories, but for the most part, LEGO has realized the mini-figurine dreams of many a happy block-builder.

This book features around 256 pages of every single character in current LEGO history. And while direct building instructions are elsewhere (in the aforementioned books), this edition gives kids the characters to build their bricks around.

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There are some additional selections for 2014 in terms of LEGO books - both for kids and adults - you can check out a "top 10" list of them for this year here:

http://top-10-store.com/top-10-lego-books/

LEGO Books For Pint-Size Builders

LEGO has come a long way in the past few decades, carving a name into toy-maker history with building sets for kids of all ages. For parents, this can be both a blessing and a curse, as there are literally hundreds of designs and structural kits that can leave gift-buyers confused. However, these popular manufacturers come to the rescue again with LEGO books for kids; an entire line of everything LEGO combined in several, easy-to-read manuals.

For example:

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LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia (Daniel Lipkotwitz)

Cheerleaders! Vampires! Warriors! Space Aliens! All of these characters and 208-pages more have been packed into this book. Separated into series groups of 10, each segment features a wide variety of figurines, their character biographies, and fun facts that led to their production. Kids will be fascinated to find that each figurine has been inspired by an actual creature, person, or symbol from the real world. It's also amazing (and yet, unsurprising) to discover that the top-selling mini-figures are Santa, Pirate Captain, Clockwork Robot, and Daredevil.

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LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World (DK Publishing)

This book is a must-have for any LEGO enthusiast and Harry Potter fan. An entire collection of mini-figures and accompanying play-sets were made in the style of HP movies, and these pages offer an in-depth look in a magical, miniature world. Children will be surprised to realize that Voldemort is actually the only HP "person" with a nose in the LEGO set! Plus, most copies include a Harry Potter figurine.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary (Simon Beecroft)

As the other books, this one features biographies, fun facts, and product information about a line of LEGO Star Wars. From Jedi Masters to the worst in super-villains, there are hundreds of photos to peruse, on weapons, vehicles, and accessories.