# Is "When Charlie McButton Lost Power" by Suzanne Collins a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2005) is identified by: Picture book by Suzanne Collins, illustrated by Mike Lester. US Putnam hardcover is the true first (2005).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Picture book by Suzanne Collins, illustrated by Mike Lester
- The hardcover first is issued by G.P. Putnam's Sons (ISBN 9780399240003); a later Puffin/Penguin paperback (ISBN 9780142408575) is a separate, later issue
- Standard Putnam first-printing convention is a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, with the first-state jacket price unclipped
- Later printings advance the number line
- Publisher imprint reads G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Suzanne Collins |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers |
| Year | 2005 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Picture book by Suzanne Collins, illustrated by Mike Lester |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Picture book by Suzanne Collins, illustrated by Mike Lester. The hardcover first is issued by G.P. Putnam's Sons (ISBN 9780399240003); a later Puffin/Penguin paperback (ISBN 9780142408575) is a separate, later issue. Standard Putnam first-printing convention is a full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, with the first-state jacket price unclipped. Later printings advance the number line.

## Is this the true first?
US Putnam hardcover is the true first (2005). Confirm the hardcover (Putnam, ISBN 9780399240003), not the later Puffin paperback.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings advance the number line. The Penguin/Puffin paperback (ISBN 9780142408575) is a later trade paperback issue, not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *When Charlie McButton Lost Power* by Suzanne Collins a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/when-charlie-mcbutton-lost-power
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.