Hardcover. NY, HarperCollins , reprint, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A reissued edition SIGNED BY SENDAK on the half-title page. Originally published in 1956. We follow a dream of a boy named Kenny. He must go on an adventure completing riddles given to him in order to stay in the magical land. Little does he know, these are actually life lessons we ourselves can take from the book while growing up in the real world. Illustrated in 2-colors by Sendak.