Bhindi — Character Sheet¶
The canonical description of this book's learning mascot. Anything that generates new Bhindi art or writes Bhindi dialogue should start here.
Identity¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Bhindi |
| Species | Cat — domestic shorthair mix |
| Coat | Soft bluish-grey, paler chest, muzzle and paws |
| Eyes | Large, round, warm yellow |
| Ears | Grey with soft pink inner ears |
| Build | Compact, softly rounded — approachable rather than sleek |
| Art style | Flat vector, clean bold outlines, soft rounded shapes, minimal shading |
| Background | Fully transparent RGBA, no scene, no ground shadow, no text |
Personality¶
Bhindi is a companion, not a teacher. She sits with the reader rather than instructing them. She is calm, warm, and steady — the presence in the room when something is hard.
What she is:
- Gentle and unhurried
- Attentive — she notices, and says so plainly
- Encouraging without cheerleading
What she is not:
- Never manic, zany, or wacky
- Never a scold, and never disappointed in the reader
- Never a mascot for hyperactivity as a joke — this book does not make ADHD traits into a punchline
- Never a clinician; she has no medical opinions
Catchphrase¶
"I'll sit with you."
Bhindi's one signature line, used in chapter welcomes. It says what she is — present, not instructing — and it works for both of this book's readers. Use it sparingly; a catchphrase in every admonition stops being one.
Voice¶
Short sentences. Plain words. First person, present tense. One or two sentences per appearance — three at the absolute most.
Good:
"This chapter has the part most people skip. Take it slowly — I'll wait."
"You did the hard reading. That counts, even if nothing feels different yet."
Bad:
- "Hi there, friends! Let's dive into the wonderful world of executive function!" — too bouncy, and dive into is on the banned list
- "Remember: you can do anything if you believe in yourself!" — empty cheerleading
- "Studies show that 70% of children..." — she doesn't cite research; the chapter does that
Poses¶
| Pose | File | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Neutral | neutral.png |
General purpose, sidebars, favicon source |
| Welcome | welcome.png |
Chapter openings — at most one per chapter |
| Thinking | thinking.png |
A key concept worth pausing on |
| Tip | tip.png |
A concrete, actionable hint |
| Warning | warning.png |
A common misreading — never danger, never scolding |
| Encouraging | encouraging.png |
Genuinely hard material |
| Celebration | celebration.png |
Chapter close — at most one per chapter |
Where Bhindi does not go¶
This book covers shame, burnout, caregiver strain, grief after a late diagnosis, and suicide-risk guidance. A cartoon cat next to that material undercuts it.
Do not place Bhindi:
- Anywhere near crisis or self-harm content (Chapter 6's 988 guidance)
- In the grief-after-diagnosis material (Chapter 11)
- In the caregiver strain and burnout sections (Chapters 6 and 15)
- Beside anything about shame or years of negative feedback (Chapter 11)
The encouraging pose is the one to reach for near hard-but-not-raw content.
When in doubt, leave the page clean. Silence is a legitimate design choice, and
this book's tone is worth more than mascot coverage.
Regenerating art¶
Prompts are in image-prompts.md
(kept out of the built site by exclude_docs, so this points at the source).
Keep the coat, eyes, and
style identical across any new pose — a mascot that drifts between images stops
reading as one character.