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After reading one book for 14 sessions, I’m going to read short books for a change of pace, but which ones? I have no plan! There are still a lot of books from Squeakybunny’s collection that I haven’t read yet, though, and if anyone has...

Concluding Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story today! Bastian, with no wishes left and no memory of his world, had only one hope of finding his way home: Yor’s picture mine, where the dreams of humans become fragile isinglass layers. He found one dream that struck...

We’re out of town, and I won’t be back in time for early storytime! I’ll have to finish The Neverending Story next Sunday. Sorry about this! There might be late storytime, though.

We’re continuing with Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Bastian has chased after the retreating Falkor and Atreyu, leaving everyone else behind, but in the process he’s learned that Atreyu was right to worry about his dwindling memories – every human who has come to Fantastica...

Continuing with Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Bastian has been joined by a number of emissaries from many parts of Fantastica; they heard what he did for Amarganth and want his help, because none of their countries has a story of its own. But they...

Continuing with Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Bastian has met with Atreyu, who was holding a tournament in the Silver City of Amarganth to gather heroes for an expedition to search for the hero of Fantastica. Several ego-boosting wish fulfillment fantasies later, Bastian has created...

Continuing with Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story, English translation by Ralph Mannheim. If you’ve missed one of the last two installments, I have unlisted recordings of them; just ask me for the link(s). Bastian has entered Fantastica and met the Childlike Empress, but upon making...

Happy Easter, folks! I hope the Easter Bunny and their helpers bring you lots of chocolate and other candy! I imagine bunnydom elects an Easter Bunny each year to oversee the festivities and the worldwide bunny community participates to make Easter a success, decorating and...

Reading chapters 14 and 15 of Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Bastian has said the Childlike Empress’ name and been transported into the book, where he met Moon Child and an amazing twilight forest grew from his wishes. But what happens now? This is what...

Continuing with Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Atreyu has brought Bastian to the Childlike Empress. All Bastian has to do to save Fantastica is say her name. He already knows her name. But he won’t say it because of crippling self-esteem issues, basically. So in...