comment on style/language

Lauren Wolk tells her novel Wolf Hollow in language that is gently poetic but with occasional large words. This is done for several reasons. Annabelle is a sweet, gentle, and observant girl who finds beauty in the world around her. Because she is able to sense a deeper beauty and understanding in and of nature, in her home, and in the people around her, the language she uses becomes emblematic of that knowledge through how she describes these things.