# Is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (4)" by Jeff Kinney a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (4) by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books / Abrams, 2009) is identified by: First edition, first printing identified by a number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (ISBN 0-8109-8391-5). The US Amulet edition is the true first (October 2009), per the publisher; the UK Puffin edition follows.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing identified by a number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (ISBN 0-8109-8391-5)
- Pictorial laminated illustrated boards, issued without a dust jacket as published
- Amulet Books / Abrams, New York, 2009
- Publisher imprint reads Amulet Books / Abrams
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Kinney |
| Publisher | Amulet Books / Abrams |
| Year | 2009 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition, first printing identified by a number line ending in 1 on the copyright… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing identified by a number line ending in 1 on the copyright page (ISBN 0-8109-8391-5). Pictorial laminated illustrated boards, issued without a dust jacket as published. Amulet Books / Abrams, New York, 2009.

## Is this the true first?
The US Amulet edition is the true first (October 2009), per the publisher; the UK Puffin edition follows.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings advance the number line so it no longer ends in 1; there is no dust jacket to key on, so the copyright-page number line is the decisive point.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (4)* by Jeff Kinney a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-dog-days-4
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.