Includes bibliographical references.

Ole Kirk Christiansen -- Construction begins -- Brick by brick -- A snappy idea -- Follow the plastic brick road -- The golden age of Lego -- Lego falls apart -- Rebuilding Lego's foundation -- Everything is awesome -- Beyond the brick -- Building a better world.

For fans of the successful Who Was series, From an Idea to Lego is a behind-the-bricks look into the world's famous toy company, with humorous black & white illustrations throughout. Today, LEGO is one of the biggest toy companies in the world, but a long time ago, a Danish carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen, started with just an idea. Find out more about LEGO's origins, those famous bricks, and their other inventive toys and movie ventures in this illustrated nonfiction book!