# Is "Freckle Juice" by Judy Blume a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Freckle Juice by Judy Blume (Four Winds Press, 1971) is identified by: Four Winds Press first with a 1971 copyright, illustrated by Sonia O. US Four Winds Press first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Four Winds Press first with a 1971 copyright, illustrated by Sonia O. Lisker, in a first-issue dust jacket with the original price
- A short chapter book
- Publisher imprint reads Four Winds Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Judy Blume |
| Publisher | Four Winds Press |
| Year | 1971 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Four Winds Press first with a 1971 copyright, illustrated by Sonia O. Lisker, in a… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Four Winds Press first with a 1971 copyright, illustrated by Sonia O. Lisker, in a first-issue dust jacket with the original price. A short chapter book.

## Is this the true first?
US Four Winds Press first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later and club printings lack the priced first-issue jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Freckle Juice* by Judy Blume a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/freckle-juice
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.