# Is "Anastasia Krupnik" by Lois Lowry a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry (Houghton Mifflin, 1979) is identified by: US Houghton Mifflin first, 1979, illustrated by Diane de Groat. US Houghton Mifflin edition is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Houghton Mifflin first, 1979, illustrated by Diane de Groat
- First printing shows the Houghton Mifflin first-printing convention on the copyright page (number line reading down to 1 in the early-1970s-onward HM style) and the price present on the first-issue dust jacket
- First book in the Anastasia Krupnik series
- Publisher imprint reads Houghton Mifflin
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois Lowry |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year | 1979 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | US Houghton Mifflin first, 1979, illustrated by Diane de Groat |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
US Houghton Mifflin first, 1979, illustrated by Diane de Groat. First printing shows the Houghton Mifflin first-printing convention on the copyright page (number line reading down to 1 in the early-1970s-onward HM style) and the price present on the first-issue dust jacket. First book in the Anastasia Krupnik series.

## Is this the true first?
US Houghton Mifflin edition is the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions are clothbound but printed on cheaper stock and lack a price on the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Anastasia Krupnik* by Lois Lowry a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/anastasia-krupnik
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.