I like that book, especially for its funny anecdotes and even poetry, but IMO it’s not the best as far as getting beginners out confidently IDing mushrooms to consume.

When I first started looking I read a book Mushrooming Without Fear. It has maybe only a dozen mushrooms, all with pores or ridges - no gills. It’s extremely basic, but it introduced me to common mushrooms One by One.

It includes this advice in the photo, which I now definitely ignore, but it was great for starting out.

For me in SE US, right now I might still be able to find Hen of the Woods and Black Trumpets, which are great for starting out..

Then I might try

Winter: wood ears and turkey tails

Spring: morels and pheasant back

Summer: chanterelles, boletes, chicken of the woods

Adam Haritan of Learn Your Land has excellent video content on YouTube.

Best wishes.

TLDR: One by One.