# Is "Hullabaloo ABC" by Beverly Cleary a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Hullabaloo ABC by Beverly Cleary (Parnassus Press, 1960) is identified by: Parnassus Press (Berkeley) first edition, with 1960 printed at the foot of the title page and no separate copyright page; the absence of any later-printing statement is the point. US Parnassus Press first edition, illustrated by Earl Thollander — not the later Morrow edition, which reset the book and was re-illustrated by Ted Rand (ISBN 0688151825), a wholly different and later production.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Parnassus Press (Berkeley) first edition, with 1960 printed at the foot of the title page and no separate copyright page; the absence of any later-printing statement is the point
- Issued in original lime-green cloth boards lettered in black, first-issue in the original priced dust jacket
- A small quarto illustrated by Earl Thollander
- Publisher imprint reads Parnassus Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Beverly Cleary |
| Publisher | Parnassus Press |
| Year | 1960 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | Parnassus Press (Berkeley) first edition, with 1960 printed at the foot of the title page and no separate copyright page; the absence of… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Parnassus Press (Berkeley) first edition, with 1960 printed at the foot of the title page and no separate copyright page; the absence of any later-printing statement is the point. Issued in original lime-green cloth boards lettered in black, first-issue in the original priced dust jacket. A small quarto illustrated by Earl Thollander.

## Is this the true first?
US Parnassus Press first edition, illustrated by Earl Thollander — not the later Morrow edition, which reset the book and was re-illustrated by Ted Rand (ISBN 0688151825), a wholly different and later production.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-club editions lack the original jacket price; the Morrow reissue is a later edition, not a first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Hullabaloo ABC* by Beverly Cleary a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/hullabaloo-abc
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.