2 Erin Entrada Kelly first editions are documented on this shelf, from Hello, Universe (2017) to The First State of Being (2024). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Erin Entrada Kelly title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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Hello, Universe — 2017 · Greenwillow Books / HarperCollinsFirst edition published 2017 by Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins), New York. First printing has 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page together with a number line ending in 1; copyright 2017. Illustrated by Isabel Roxas; publisher's pictorial boards. ISBN 9780062414151. US true first edition. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 2018. Absence of the 'First Edition' statement or a number line not ending in 1 indicates a later printing. Jackets and covers carrying the Newbery seal postdate the 2018 award.
The First State of Being — 2024 · Greenwillow Books / HarperCollinsFirst edition 2024, Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins (New York); ISBN 9780063337312, published March 5, 2024. Per HarperCollins practice the first printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1 and a 2024 copyright. Pictorial boards; first-state jacket without the Newbery seal. US true first; no competing UK or Canadian precedence. Newbery Medal 2025; also a National Book Award finalist. Absence of the 'First Edition' statement or a number line not ending in 1 indicates a later printing; post-award jackets add the seal.

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