The Neverending Story

The NeverEnding Story / The NeverEnding Story II
$12.98
What a flash back! I got this movie as a surprise for my boyfriend who has been wanting to watch this movie for a very long time-but it turns out, our little girl loved it even more than we did! Great family movie!

The NeverEnding Story (Keepcase)
$14.98
In a cardboard/plastic box. Mine came with the middle tab broken so the DVD is a little scratched from rattling around. Can't really complain for the price.

The Neverending Story
$22.99
Or dreams are the stuff this book is made of, both ways work.

I have loved the movie based on this book since I was a kid, but had never had the chance to read the original story. Now that I have, I have to say the book is so much better (even though it would seem impossible).

I actually got to care about the characters, even those that only appear in one chapter. I felt as if I knew them in person, and they all are presented as characters with their own lives and stories that go on even after their appearance here.

The relationship between Atreyu and Bastian is very special (and very real). In the second half of the book (which I did not know if I'd like before I read it) is where we see most of this relationship. It made me get concerns about Bastian, to the point where I'd want to scold him.

I smiled a lot of times as Bastian defeated some of the obstacles in the final chapters (and laughed out loud at some points during the book, as well).

The book's presentation is very good. The cover features a beautiful illustration and is very durable.

The text inside the book is printed with two inks, one for the "real" world and one for the world of Fantastica. These same inks are used in the illustrations for each chapter.

I highly recommend anyone to buy this book. Kids and adults alike. They will all love it.

And after reading it, they will most likely want to keep reading other books, too.

The Neverending Story
$16.86
This is perhaps the greatest children's fantasy ever written, and it's not only for children. It is quite profound, especially the second half, and I teach it regularly as part of a university course on "spiritual fantasies."

We also read Ende's 'Momo,' another wonderful fantasy not to be missed -- about our obsession with "saving time" and how that affects our ability to live. I am amazed that this shorter novel is out of print in the US, but it can easily be ordered from the UK.