# Is "Awesome Friendly Kid: Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid" by Jeff Kinney a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Awesome Friendly Kid: Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books / Abrams, 2019) is identified by: First printing with the number line ending in 1; Amulet Books/Abrams, 2019; pictorial laminated boards issued without dust jacket. US Amulet/Abrams edition is the true first, published April 9, 2019 (full title: Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First printing with the number line ending in 1
- Amulet Books/Abrams, 2019; pictorial laminated boards issued without dust jacket
- The first Rowley Jefferson spin-off, told as Rowley's own journal
- Publisher imprint reads Amulet Books / Abrams
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Kinney |
| Publisher | Amulet Books / Abrams |
| Year | 2019 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First printing with the number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First printing with the number line ending in 1; Amulet Books/Abrams, 2019; pictorial laminated boards issued without dust jacket. The first Rowley Jefferson spin-off, told as Rowley's own journal.

## Is this the true first?
US Amulet/Abrams edition is the true first, published April 9, 2019 (full title: Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal). First book told from Rowley's perspective.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings advance the number line off 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Awesome Friendly Kid: Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid* by Jeff Kinney a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/awesome-friendly-kid-diary-of-an-awesome-friendly-kid
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.