Lego My Legos

Something about lego bricks always made sense to me. From the very first set I ever put together—a 13-piece police car—I remember thinking that these little plastic bricks just made sense. They came in different sizes and shapes, but all those different sizes and shapes could connect with any of the others. How much more simple and elegant could a system be? And this system was comprised of rectangular bricks and slopes, and more shapely elements like arches and slopes. Those pieces, in turn, could be just about anything. One day they were a fire station filled with fire trucks and the next day... X-wings and Tie fighters! All of my crazy ideas and projects could be brought to life in LEGO form.

So as an adult, what do you do with an obsessive mind and a passion for LEGO bricks? If you’re me, you eventually write a book about it. Like many kids, I had put away my LEGO bricks by the time I got to high school. But a rediscovery of LEGO building, in my early thirties, lead directly to The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide, first published in 2005. The book found its audience early on and has since become a perennial seller among LEGO-loving kids, their parents and mentors, and adult fans either returning to or new to the hobby.

“One Day They Were a Fire Station Filled

with fire trucks and the next day... X-Wings and TIE fighters! All of my crazy ideas and projects could be brought to life in LEGO form.”

—Allan Bedford