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Harry Page invents the Kiddicraft Self-Locking Plastic Building Bricks
Harry Page invents the brick baseplate, shares his designs freely
Jens Nygaard Knudsen invents
the first LEGO minifigure
Mega Bloks introduce story elements to building bricks
Pandemic lockdowns make building bricks the world's most popular hobby
Brick Books starts a mission to bring diversity to brick storytelling and building
Rosie the Riveter
has arrived!!!
The new Rosie kit includes Rosie’s Rig—a truck equipped with an articulated lift arm, off-road ruggedness, and heavy-duty towing capacity—as well as pieces to build the frame of a B24 Liberator, just like real Rosies from all walks of life and all across America during WWII. Builders can put together their kits while reading the endearingly illustrated storybook complete with authentic WWII photos and posters transformed to include brick minifigures. Classics like the “We Can Do It” poster and Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post cover now show off magnificent minifigures.
minifig special edition series
We are proud to bring you a new collection of world's-first minifigs representing some of the great figures of earth. We have simultaneously released two series of minifigs: History's Heroes and Incredible Kids. These series feature some of the greatest leaders/thinkers/artists/warriors/peace-makers/explorers of all time. Every one of History's Heroes is a female or person of color (or both). Every one of the Incredible Kids is someone who shared their gifts for greatness from an early age.
Representation Goals
Every purchase you make of one of these Special Edition minifigs helps us to bring a new hero or incredible kid to life as a brick minifigure and keeps us on track in maintaining our representation goals:
• Goal 1 – 67% of minifigs representing females
• Goal 2 – 51% of minifigs representing people of color
• Goal 3 – 33% of minifigs representing children/youth or elders
• Goal 4 – 25% of minifigs representing folks from the LGBTQIA+
• Goal 5 – 10% of minifigs representing folks living with a disability
One of the big reasons that Brick Books got started in the first place was to bring far more representation to the building bricks genre. Unfortunately, the figures represented by classic building brick brands have been overwhelming white, male, straight, cisgendered, middle-aged, fictional characters. We are trying to change that by bringing you real figures like Alicia Alonso, Anne Frank, Annie Oakley, Emily Dickinson, Empress Jingū, Enheduanna, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Juana Azurduy, Karl Witte, King Arthur, King Tut, Laurel Clark, Louis Braille, Lozen, Maharani Tarabai, Nelson Mandela, Queen of Makeda, Samantha Smith, Shirley Temple, Wolfgang Mozart, Woman Chief, and the list goes on.
wHAT ARE BRICK BOOKS?
Brook Books are a brand-new educational tool for all ages. Now you can have your own world-first building brick sets based on inspiring stories and figures like Rosie the Riveter, Harriet Tubman, the Nativity, and more. That's right, you can actually build Noah's Ark! But that's not all. Brick Book sets include a story book illustrated with the same figures that you'll be building! You get to build the ark alongside Noah and Naamah. You'll receive a compostable packaging containing all the bricks you'll need, custom minifigs, the special story book and building instructions.
Brick Books Art are special sets that don't include a book or collectible box but make great gifts.
Brick Books is an independent brand. These are not official LEGO sets but are fully compatible with LEGO so that you can keep building your own creations!
Eco packaging :)
Brick Book boxes are made from FSC-Certified materials, including 30% Recycled Fiber Content, and are printed with non-toxic inks. The box, and even the bags inside, are home compostable and curbside recyclable. Go earth!
What about the "Book" Part of Brick Books?
Brick Book sets include an original storybook that's even illustrated with the same figures that you build in the set. Check out these pics from some of the pages in the Noah, Naamah, and the Ark book. To read and see the whole story, you'll have to get the set!
How can you get your hands on some brick books?
Special edition early release sets are available online here. You can also donate to the project or pre-order future sets.
About Brick books' creator
Dan (he/him) is a Deacon of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Dan has served in children, youth, and campus ministries. Dan first heard the call to ministry through Black Liberation Theology as an undergrad at Wittenberg University and discovered his gifts for sharing that theology creatively while in seminary at Yale Divinity School. His greatest passions are serving kids and advocating for justice in fulfilling God's promised kingdom. These days, you're likely to find Dan knee deep in excited kids, building bricks, or pages of new poetry and children's lit. You might also find him outside tending to his small duck farm.