As long as I can remember, I have always loved to read.

When I was little, I remember creating my own card catalog so my friends could ‘check out books’ from my home library.

I loved reading books aloud to my children when we were homeschooling. I wish I had kept a list of all the books we read over those years.

In most cases, I have always felt that books are better than movies, especially movies that are based on books.

Recently, I realized there is a movie that I have always loved and I have never read the original story. I have been taking some free online classes through Hillsdale College, and one of the classes is Classic Children’s Literature. There is one class devoted to the original story of Beauty and the Beast.

Unfortunately, in today’s society, most people are only familiar with the Disney version of this classic story and many others. Considering the current agenda of the Disney executives, I decided it was time to read the original version of Beauty and the Beast. My copy of the book arrived this week and I look forward to reading this story which was originally written back in 1740!

Do you have a favorite book that has been made into a movie?