What is the author's style in The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill?

The author's use of the more formal language of a reporter is evident throughout the novel, though it is not a stiff language. In fact, this choice of sentence structure and language adds to the feeling of reading a non-fiction report of an actual war rather than a fictional account of a satirical war. Again the author's choice of language is simple, if slightly formal, and it enhances the novel structure in ways that support the author's choice of formats with perfection.