comment on language

Author Janet Taylor Lisle's descriptions of natural objects in the backyard are particularly evocative, demonstrating a love for the beauty of nature that is imparted in the text. One of the primary themes of the book involves finding beauty in ordinary or even "ugly" circumstances, so it is appropriate that Lisle uses a certain lyricism when describing the elf village and its environs, mirroring Hillary and Sara-Kate's own enchantment about that world. Lisle is also extremely sensitive to the passing of seasons, incorporating many vivid descriptions about the weather into her narrative.