This Is My Brain!: A Book on Neurodiversity

K-Gr 3–Gravel delivers important information with this colorful picture book about neurodiversity and how the brain works. Each page offers a simple sentence stating something significant about the brain. Below each sentence are vibrant, bold pictures with a solid background. Brain and other bloblike characters, many from the author’s previous books, demonstrate and explicate everything about the statement, along with thought or speech bubbles to drive the point home. “Sometimes our brains face challenges and struggles, just like our bodies do. When this happens we can help our brains by talking to someone.” Readers will not only learn about how the brain works, but also how every brain experiences things differently than others—which is what makes each person unique and special. Gravel uses the analogy of one person’s brain wearing a different colored pair of glasses. Themes include respecting differences, kindness, and a basic description of how the brain works.