If you grew up in the ’90s, like I did, it’s likely Beauty and the Beast holds a special place in your heart. For me, the love has deep roots: As a kid I was so obsessed with the movie that my fourth birthday was spent watching a play adaptation at a local theater in Baltimore; I still remember flouncing my tiny tulle skirt while singing along to “Tale as old as time…” As I got older – well into my preteen years, and now adulthood – a shared love of books and similarly peculiar personalities made Belle my favorite Disney character.