Simon Beecroft is a British author and lifelong Peanuts fan. He was born in London, where he currently lives. His best-known book is the New York Times bestselling LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, which has sold more than 2,000,000 copies, and which in 2016 was held in more than 1,000 libraries. In all, he has written more than 30 other books. Selected works include Star Wars Character Encyclopedia (which has sold more than 1,000,000 copies), Star Wars: Luke Skywalker’s Amazing Story, and Star Wars: Beware the Dark Side, all published by Dorling Kindersley (DK).