Ole Kirk Kristiansen: Founder of LEGO. Biographies for Kids (Founders for Kids)

Help Your LEGO-Loving Kid Think Like a Founder.

For curious kids ages 8–14, the story behind their favorite bricks shows how a business begins and what it takes to keep going when things go wrong.

Your child knows the fun of building with LEGO. Now they can meet Ole Kirk Kristiansen, the Danish carpenter who started one of the world’s most iconic toy companies in a small workshop.

Follow his life from a poor childhood in rural Denmark to building a business around toys. He took pride in his work, stood by his standards, and kept going through devastating fires and financial struggles. He was also willing to try something new, even when success was far from certain.

Inside, they’ll find:

Ole’s life story, from his childhood in rural Denmark to the small workshop where LEGO began. The wooden duck incident and the standards he expected from everyone in his workshop. The risky move from wooden toys to plastic, with no guarantee customers would buy them. How Ole built LEGO into a toy company now loved by kids and adults around the world. A Young Founder’s Workbook to help kids explore their own business ideas. A trivia game and kid-friendly Founder’s Glossary to test their knowledge and explain business terms. Part of the Founders for Kids series, this book pairs a founder’s life story with activities that invite kids to think through his choices and develop ideas of their own.

Get a copy for your LEGO-loving young creator today.