# Is "Last Stop on Market Street" by Matt de la Peña a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (G. P. Putnam's Sons / Penguin, 2015) is identified by: First edition published 2015 by G. US true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition published 2015 by G. P. Putnam's Sons (Penguin Young Readers Group), New York
- First printing has a full number line ending in 1; copyright 2015
- Illustrated by Christian Robinson; publisher's pictorial boards
- A picture book — an unusual Newbery Medal subject
- ISBN 9780399257742
- Publisher imprint reads G. P. Putnam's Sons / Penguin
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Matt de la Peña |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons / Penguin |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition published 2015 by G. P. Putnam's Sons (Penguin Young Readers Group), New York |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition published 2015 by G. P. Putnam's Sons (Penguin Young Readers Group), New York. First printing has a full number line ending in 1; copyright 2015. Illustrated by Christian Robinson; publisher's pictorial boards. A picture book — an unusual Newbery Medal subject. ISBN 9780399257742.

## Is this the true first?
US true first edition. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 2016; also a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line not ending in 1 indicates a later printing. Covers and jackets carrying the Newbery, Caldecott, or CSK seals postdate the 2016 awards.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Last Stop on Market Street* by Matt de la Peña a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/last-stop-on-market-street
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.