# Is "When You Trap a Tiger" by Tae Keller a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2020) is identified by: First edition 2020, Random House Books for Young Readers (New York); ISBN 9781524715700, published January 28, 2020. US true first; no competing UK or Canadian precedence.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 2020, Random House Books for Young Readers (New York)
- ISBN 9781524715700, published January 28, 2020
- First printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1 and a 2020 copyright
- Pictorial boards; first-state jacket without the Newbery seal
- Publisher imprint reads Random House Books for Young Readers
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tae Keller |
| Publisher | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 2020, Random House Books for Young Readers (New York) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition 2020, Random House Books for Young Readers (New York); ISBN 9781524715700, published January 28, 2020. First printing states 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1 and a 2020 copyright. Pictorial boards; first-state jacket without the Newbery seal.

## Is this the true first?
US true first; no competing UK or Canadian precedence. Newbery Medal 2021; also Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature.

## 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; post-award jackets add the seal.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *When You Trap a Tiger* by Tae Keller a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/when-you-trap-a-tiger
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.