What a fantastic read. This is another book from imagination press, and the American psychological association. Verity is not gendered. Adult readers may think there’s something different about Verity and the readers notes at the back of the book discusses how neurodiverse people might see things differently. In this book whenever somebody asks Verity how their day is going, Verity not only says “good” but also says information about aquatic animals because that is what they love. Their brother tries to teach Verity that people don’t always want all the extra when they ask you a question. Sometimes when someone says hello all they want to hear is “good”. But sometimes they want more and Verity‘s brother had a lesson to learn the same as Verity, that simple rules do not always work. The illustrations are great. They’re colorful and the way the story is told makes perfect sense.  As someone who hates readers notes these take heavy concepts and make it easier for non-experts to read, understand, and learn.