# Is "Ramona's World" by Beverly Cleary a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary (Morrow Junior Books, 1999) is identified by: Morrow Junior Books first edition, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers. US Morrow Junior Books first edition, 1999.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Morrow Junior Books first edition, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers
- Complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; first-issue dust jacket with the original printed price
- Final book in the Ramona series
- Publisher imprint reads Morrow Junior Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Beverly Cleary |
| Publisher | Morrow Junior Books |
| Year | 1999 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Morrow Junior Books first edition, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Morrow Junior Books first edition, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers. Complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; first-issue dust jacket with the original printed price. Final book in the Ramona series.

## Is this the true first?
US Morrow Junior Books first edition, 1999. This was the last Ramona title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later HarperCollins and Joanna Cotler Books reissues, book-club printings, and paperbacks are not the 1999 first; the true first carries the Morrow Junior Books imprint and the original jacket price.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Ramona's World* by Beverly Cleary a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/ramonas-world
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.