We’ve compiled all the weeks articles into this weekly roundup to keep you up-to-date and help digest the goings-on within the LEGO World. From several book reveals that will be coming our way next year. New LEGO Ideas guildlines and rules were also. Also brand new GWPs dropped on release day, making those LEGO purchases ever sweeter. For those that live near a LEGO store (UK & Europe) have two awesome Make & Take events to look forward to, a Gaming Controller and brick-built Raven.

A lot more happened during the past week so why not take a look at our recap below.

LEGO ‘Our Amazing Universe’ Book Free For World Book Day 2025!

LEGO Ideas Updated Rules And New Possibilities Announced!

LEGO October 2024 Releases – In A Nutshell!

LEGO October Gift With Purchases Now Available!

LEGO Stores Gaming Controller Make & Take Event!

LEGO Explore The Spider-Verse Book Revealed By DK Books!

LEGO Butterflies & Blooms Puzzle Revealed By Chronicle Books!

A Better Look At The LEGO Horizon Adventures Machines!

LEGO Star Wars UCS Jabba’s Sail Barge (75397) Available Now For Insiders!

LEGO Horizon Adventures Game Now Available To Pre-Order!

Find Your Inner Piece At It’s Nice That & The LEGO Group’s New London Experience!

LEGO Monkey Palace Board Game Available Now!

LEGO Chasers Vs Hunters Comes To LEGO Fortnite Islands!

New Custom LEGO Minifigures At Minifigs.me – Oasis, Wicked, Buffy And More!

Shaquille O’Neal Now Available In LEGO Fortnite!

LEGO Minecraft Games Book Revealed By DK Books!

Help Wednesday Find The Ravens At Select UK & European LEGO Stores!

Funwhole Old West Train Station (F9039) Review

The book, The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks, was originally released in November 2022. with a very unique version that was rather pricey, but don’t fret if you missed out, the book will be available again later this year for around £30. Although the book will feature the exact same content as the crowdfunded one from 2020, it will vary in design and size.

Did you miss out first time around? Will you be picking this up? Let us know via the comments section below.

Official details:

Building the ordinary into the extraordinary brick by brick.

This first official book for Adult Fans of LEGO takes the reader on a visually stunning journey from the very earliest hollow bricks to the complex shapes and building techniques of today.

LEGO bricks are design icons and marvels of engineering. Virtually unchanged for over fifty years, the brick is still at the very centre of LEGO’s ethos: each brick connects to every other brick, allowing the construction of almost anything you can imagine. LEGO minifigures may be the friendly faces of the LEGO world, but bricks in all their different shapes and forms are its very foundation.

The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks explores the brick’s rich history in full colour and unparalleled detail. Granted unprecedented access by the LEGO Group, Daniel Konstantski has interviewed design masters, element testers and the so-called ‘rock stars’, the set designers, to reveal for the first time how and why new LEGO bricks are made.

This is the book the fans have always wanted: a truly behind-the-scenes look at the story of the beloved LEGO brick and the company which makes it, with a wealth of exclusive visual material from the LEGO Archive in Billund.

The four new LEGO titles will be available in the UK throughout the year. Each book comes complete with a unique and exclusive LEGO Minibuild. Covering a variety of themes, including LEGO Build Your Own Story: Space Adventure, LEGO Temple Quest, LEGO Junior Detective Agency: Who Done It? and LEGO Cute Squad: Corgis Never Quit.

Take a look below and see which one takes your fancy. Keep an eye on all good book retailers, in the UK, for when these books and others hot the shelves.

The LEGO brand has grown in recent years and now includes and impressive range of homeware, clothing, stationery, books and plush toys. Taking the survey gives you a voice on what you want to see in the future from this range. Below are a handful of mock-up images to give you a taster of products could be like, including themed t-shirts, oversized LEGO parts and even a LEGO Goat plushie. Please note that these are fabricated images and don’t represent real products, sorry.

Take the survey now and have your say! 

Official details:

We are excited to invite you to participate in a 15-minute survey about our licensed merchandise product offerings. At the LEGO® Group, we are constantly striving to innovate and expand our portfolio, and your feedback will play a crucial role in guiding our decisions.

This survey aims to understand your current shopping habits and preferences, alongside your insights on licensed merchandise concept ideas (non-brick products; clothing, books, storage solutions). Your responses will inform our team’s efforts to identify new business growth areas and enhance the LEGO® licensed merchandise portfolio.

We welcome any additional feedback or suggestions you may have regarding LEGO licensed merchandised products. All responses provided in this survey will be anonymous and used for research purposes only.

SURVEY LINK

Thank you for your time in sharing your thoughts and opinions!

The adventures of the Dream Chasers will be expanded upon through these books, three of which will include Minifigures, making them a much more affordable way to dip your toes into the World of LEGO DreamZzz.

The Books below will be published throughout 2023 by AMEET Books and other partners. Check out the official LEGO set images and details here.

The book will dive into the World of Ninjago, including its history, it will also come bundled with a LEGO Minifigure, Lloyd. Take a look at the cover below (subject to change) and you’ll see what treats are in store for you within the book, thanks to the two sneaky peek pages.

The previous edition was published back in 2015 so this new and updated edition by DK Books is long over due. It will be available October of this year and all good book stockists.

Official details:

Step into the action-packed world of LEGO® NINJAGO and discover everything there is to know about the legendary Ninja!

Are you ready to unlock the secrets of the NINJA? Join Lloyd and the Ninja on an amazing journey of discovery. Learn the truth about the Ninja’s incredible powers. Uncover secrets about mysterious locations. Revisit ancient history and fierce battles. Get up close with great vehicles, mighty mechs, fantastic dragons and much more in this must-have guide to the NINJAGO world.

Comes with an exclusive Lloyd LEGO minifigure, making it the perfect gift for LEGO NINJAGO fans.

A brand new Books Catalogue has Ben added to their website and with it a load or new images and details of LEGO books, with many of them featuring exclusive LEGO Minisets or Minifigures. Themes covered include LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO City, LEGO Ninjago, to name a few.

You can check out the entire catalogue here.

These books will be published throughout 2023 by AMEET and publishing partners Scholastic and Buster Books.

Note: covers, names and LEGO elements shown are subject to change.

These smaller pocket-sized books will be crammed full of LEGO facts, tips & tricks, and more to aid you in creating your own MOCs (My Own Creation).

Included inside each book are images of models that you can build, advice to learn from, and building techniques that you may not know yet.

There will be two in the series focusing on Nature and Vehicles coming sometime next year (2023) so watch this space for more images and a release date soon!

Please note these covers are subject to change.

The 2023 LEGO Annual will feature the usual contents such as comic stories, activities, puzzles and more, but what attracts fans is the sometimes exclusive Minifigure, sadly this years one isn’t unique but it certainly is awesome, it’s an Ice Cream suit person. We’ve seen these before in the last wave of LEGO City sets, LEGO City set (60314). 

You can pick this up from 15th September, please see the cover image below to wet your appetite. 

This book was kindly gifted to us from Chronicle Books as a review copy, thank you. We aim to give an honest opinion, not a bias one.

Having had this book for a couple of weeks now, reading and flicking through it, I can honestly say that there is some sound advice that I’ll no doubt use myself, if I ever get back into creating MOCs.

The very first tip I really took onboard was to do with planning and getting started. I’m terrible when it comes to implementing an idea that I’ve pictured in my head for so long, as Alec Posta (writer of the book) says simply “plan less” and just build.

The next chapter MOCs and SNOTs focuses on the many names a single piece of LEGO can have, and they don’t even have to be official. As the writer states giving new techniques or even parts a name of your own can help the build process and one I may try again myself. Pick a part, give it a funny name and start building something around that part.

Just like other previous Chronicle Books review (The Art of the Minifigure) we won’t be diving too deep in the book as we don’t want to give all the secrets of it away, we love giving you a sneak peek at what to expect inside and a general grasp of the book itself.

It covers Minifigures too with a very brief history and what to build for them, including their own little house.

I personally love a good Minifigure and have made a few MOCs myself centred on them, I even have my own SigFig (Signature Minifigure) that has gone through many changes, just as we do in real life. Making Houses, buildings, offices, etc for them is a great way to get into building and learn new techniques.

The ‘Be Your Own Builder‘ chapter is directed at self-help and gives advice on how to get the most of this hobby, or any hobby for that matter.

As the chapter hammers home, comparing your MOC, mosaic, build, etc to other creators is not the way forward and only muddies your creative waters. Build for you and you’ll do great things!

I honestly really enjoyed reading through this one of a kind book as it gives advice and opinions that I’ve not seen other books touch on. Hearing it from Master Builder Alec Posta makes it so much more meaningful as he builds with LEGO on a daily basis and clearly knows a thing or two when it comes to creating and creativity.

We hope you enjoyed the sneak peek at Build Every Day and our general thoughts on it. We’d love to hear from you either regarding the book or the article, comment below and we’ll get back to you.

The book is available from 17th May in the US and 26th May in the UK.

• Product Title: LEGO Build Every Day
• Author: Alec Posta
• Pages: 96
• ISBN: 9781797214139
• RRP: £12.99/$16.95

Thank you again to Chronicle Books for sending us a review copy, we truly appreciate it and look forward to future opportunities.

LEGO Build Every Day

Check out our other review of The Art of the Minifigure also by Chronicle Books.