Belle x Book

Belle x Book is the cargo ship between Belle and books from the Beauty and the Beast fandom.

Canon
Growing up in a small town that doesn't have much to offer someone like Belle, books became her escape and would someone day like to have the similar kind of adventures as the people she reads about. Belle always having her nose in a book, however, got the town's people to view her as an odd person. Luckily the town's Liberian was always kind to her from being one of his most loyal and kindness customer. Each time she finished one of the books he lens her, she would return it for another book. After seeing her pick the same book twice for being her favourite, he allowed her to keep it. Even though Belle had tried to refuse his offer, she was thankful that he insisted that she kept it. That way she'll always be able to read about far off places, daring sword fights and a prince in disguise in one single book. Belle didn't approve of Gaston taking the book out of her hands and then dropping it in the mud right in front of her. Gaston's disregard of books is one of the reasons why Belle doesn't want to marry him. Belle was aware of liberty in the Beast's castle when she was being given a tour of the castle, but her curiosity of the West Wing kept her from seeing it's books with Cogsworth and Lumiere. Luckily Lumiere gives Belle another chance to see it when he subjected to his master that he presents the liberty as a gift to Belle. After words Belle and Beast began to talk about books or has her read them to him, before she later helps him learn how to read again. While using the book she had just red to him, since he wanted to hear its story again.

Disney channel gives Belle her own bookshop in the Sing Me a Story with Belle series. Where one of her friends in the shop she owns and manages is a large talking book, who goes by Big Book. A few episodes in the series has Belle looking after its books and wondering what to do with the new books, without getting rid of some of the old ones. Whenever she isn't singing a story from one of them to the kids who come to hear her do so. One time when Belle finds a book one of her friends hide for how it's cover looks, she tell the story it's contains to prove that one should very judge a book by its cover alone. Along with it's small smudged words helping a kid with glasses to feel good about herself.

In the 2017 remake, Belle gets her books from the local priest who is kind to Belle and allows her borrow the books from his very small library. Belle treats his books as places she has visited, from how they help her feel that is she is far away from their small part of the world. When Belle was reading while doing the londury in her unique way, she tries to teach a female child how to read, from the book she brought with her, but the rest of the town didn't like that. They already had one odd girl would rather spend her days reading, they didn't want a second Belle. After Belle was saved from the wolves and nursed her savior back to health, she takes the time to read from a book and finds herself reading out loud. Leading to get and Beast talking about books and the stories they tell, before he brings her to the castle's liberty. Like in the original film, Belle is given free fun of the liberty so she can read its many books. The Beast soon shows Belle a magical book that has the power to take people to any place in the world, and Belle used it's power to bring her to Paris. So she can see the place her family once lived and ends up uncovering the truth of what happened to her mother.

Moments

 * Ralph Breaks the Internet
 * Belle can be seen reading from a book, before Vanellope enters room of the Disney Princesses. Resulting in Belle using the book in her hands as a weapon to fight the intruder with, until Vanellope reassures everyone that she isn't a threat.
 * After Belle changed into her new comfy clothes, she goes back to her reading.
 * Belle uses a book to help Snow White's poison apple reach Milan and her sword.

Fanon
Belle's love for book is well known among fans of the Disney Princess and her film. That is why most fanworks of Belle are of her reading or simply holding a book in her hands. Along with liking the magical book Disney created for the 2017 remake, as Belle was using books as her way to travel beyond her small minded town. A few crossover shippers like to place Belle with fellow bookworms that she can talk books with, as well as allowing them to draw them sharing the same book with one another.

Fans of the old Sing Me a Story with Belle TV series felt that it was fitting that Belle was given a bookshop of her own. As well as one of her friends in the series being a talking book, who helps Belle tell the kids stories. Parents also felt that Belle was the right fictional character to help get children into books, as well as reading.

Fandom
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 * Belle x Book gifs

Trivia

 * One of the castle's servants is a talking blue book.
 * In the Disney Mirrorverse game, Mirror Belle is seen having a tome-like book hanging off her belt.