Inspiration Wednesdays: The Little Princess

As a bonus this week, the movie I picked is free to watch on Hulu.com.

I loved the Shirley Temple classic, The Little Princess, as a child. I know that a gentler, less Victorian remake exists too which may actually be less scary to young children, but I remember lapping up the rough edges of the original.

Based on the wonderful book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the plot alone fulfills the morbid curiosity of all well-loved children with 2 living parents & is the predecessor of several "lovable orphan" movies including Annie & Cinderella. A haughty rich girl sent to boarding school only to presumably lose her father in the Boer War is forced by the mean headmistress to move to a chilly garret and clean up after the other students. Of course being a Shirley Temple movie she learns what's really important along the way and gets her happy ending, but not without some very sad and scary points along the way. And some singing and dancing.

So if you're stuck inside with a snow-day like us, why not brew up some tea and dream of tropic escapes with Sara Crew.