# Is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (3)" by Jeff Kinney a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (3) 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 0-8109-7068-6); the green-toned volume of the series. The US Amulet edition is the true first (January 2009); 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 0-8109-7068-6); the green-toned volume of the series
- 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 0-8109-7068-6); the green-toned volume of the series. 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 (January 2009); 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; with no dust jacket issued, the copyright-page number line is the decisive identification point.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (3)* by Jeff Kinney a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-last-straw-3
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.