One of my fondest memories from my youth were of riding the bus with my Grandma Bruce to Erie (grandma's didn't drive in the old days, you know) where we'd shop at the Boston Store and other downtown retailers (the mall was brand-new and quite small back then).

Sometimes she'd treat me to a Disney movie. I'm not sure why "The Jungle Book" would've been playing at a theater when I was a kid in the late 70s since it came out in 1967, but I remember her taking me to see it. And, I loved, loved, loved it. Still do.

I cannot get enough of the music and of spunky Mowgli and grumpy Bagherra and fun-loving Baloo and wild King Louie and the lisping snake and that doe-eyed pretty village girl that Mowgli falls in love with at the end (sigh).

Today, Disney is releasing a 40th anniversary 2-disc DVD of "The Jungle Book" and I cannot wait to experience it again. You can read more about the DVD here.

P.S. If you buy your DVD at Target today, you'll get a $5 gift card. Several other retailers are dangling carrots for those who buy today, too.