# Is "My Book About Me" by Dr. Seuss (with Roy McKie) a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of My Book About Me by Dr. Seuss (with Roy McKie) (Random House, 1969) is identified by: Random House, 1969, a folio (roughly 8.5 by 11.5 inches) fill-in autobiography issued in pictorial cloth-covered boards with NO dust jacket as issued, so identification is from the book itself. US first (Random House); co-illustrated by Roy McKie.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Random House, 1969, a folio (roughly 8.5 by 11.5 inches) fill-in autobiography issued in pictorial cloth-covered boards with NO dust jacket as issued, so identification is from the book itself
- First printings show the pictorial (yellow) cloth boards and carry no later-printing indicia; the interior fill-in blanks are, ideally, unmarked
- Illustrated by Roy McKie
- Cataloged as Younger & Hirsch 57
- Correct publisher/imprint: Random House

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Dr. Seuss (with Roy McKie) |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 1969 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Random House, 1969, a folio (roughly 8.5 by 11.5 inches) fill-in autobiography issued in… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Random House, 1969, a folio (roughly 8.5 by 11.5 inches) fill-in autobiography issued in pictorial cloth-covered boards with NO dust jacket as issued, so identification is from the book itself. First printings show the pictorial (yellow) cloth boards and carry no later-printing indicia; the interior fill-in blanks are, ideally, unmarked. Illustrated by Roy McKie. Cataloged as Younger & Hirsch 57.

## Is this the true first?
US first (Random House); co-illustrated by Roy McKie.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings add printing indicia; the earliest issue lacks them. Activity nature means most copies are filled in, so an unmarked interior is preferred.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *My Book About Me* by Dr. Seuss (with Roy McKie) a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/my-book-about-me
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.