# Is "Strawberry Girl" by Lois Lenski a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski (J. B. Lippincott Company, 1945) is identified by: First edition 1945, Lippincott (Philadelphia and New York). US true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 1945, Lippincott (Philadelphia and New York)
- The first printing carries the stated First Edition wording on the copyright page with no later-printing line
- Author-illustrated by Lois Lenski; green cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial strawberry endpapers
- First-issue jacket bears no Newbery Medal seal
- Publisher imprint reads J. B. Lippincott Company
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Lois Lenski |
| Publisher | J. B. Lippincott Company |
| Year | 1945 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 1945, Lippincott (Philadelphia and New York) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition 1945, Lippincott (Philadelphia and New York). The first printing carries the stated First Edition wording on the copyright page with no later-printing line. Author-illustrated by Lois Lenski; green cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial strawberry endpapers. First-issue jacket bears no Newbery Medal seal.

## Is this the true first?
US true first. Awarded the Newbery Medal in 1946.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later Lippincott printings drop the First Edition statement or add printing notices, and later jackets add the Newbery seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Strawberry Girl* by Lois Lenski a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/strawberry-girl
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.