# Is "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (HarperCollins, 2012) is identified by: First edition 2012, HarperCollins, New York (published January 17, 2012). US true first, published January 2012.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 2012, HarperCollins, New York (published January 17, 2012)
- First printing states First Edition with a number line ending in 1; copyright 2012
- Illustrations by Patricia Castelao; pictorial boards; first-state jacket without the Newbery seal
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Katherine Applegate |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2012 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 2012, HarperCollins, New York (published January 17, 2012) |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition 2012, HarperCollins, New York (published January 17, 2012). First printing states First Edition with a number line ending in 1; copyright 2012. Illustrations by Patricia Castelao; pictorial boards; first-state jacket without the Newbery seal.

## Is this the true first?
US true first, published January 2012. Newbery Medal awarded 2013.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Absence of the First Edition statement or a number line not ending in 1 indicates a later printing; book-club editions lack a printed jacket price; post-award jackets add the Newbery seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The One and Only Ivan* by Katherine Applegate a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-one-and-only-ivan
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.