Media Matters

 Nonfiction religious book by Lili DeHoyos Anderson. This was a fascinating book, laying out a definition of telestial, terrestrial, and celestial behaviors and attitudes and how those attitudes and behaviors affect personal development and family dynamics. The author is a marriage and family therapist, and she gave eye-opening real life examples to illustrate her doctrinal points. A lot of food for thought and potential for discussion in this book! Note: I listened to the audiobook and it was good.

 Picture book by Guojing. This is a wordless picture book about a woman patiently building a relationship with a stray dog. The illustrations are gorgeous and do a marvelous job of telling this heartwarming story.

Picture book by Vashti Harrison. This picture book is about a young girl shedding fat-shaming labels and recognizing who she really is. It is beautifully written and illustrated!

 2019 movie. Based on a true story of a black activist woman and the local KKK president forming an unlikely friendship. It is historically eye-opening in its depiction of racial tensions and the KKK, and heartwarming  as it shows people helping each other. Note: there are some mild profanities, an intense scene of gunfire where no one is injured but the woman being shot at is clearly terrified, and a scene where two men threaten to rape a woman.