 It wasn't until I reread the book many years later that I realized what I love most about E.B.'s writing. He never wrote down to his audience. I can't think of an example at the moment from Charlotte's Weber Stuart Little, another favorite. I was so taken with the idea of a mouse rolling a dime along the road for bus fare. I never could have imagined I would one day live in his neck of the woods. And so, Melissa, this is very tricky, especially for children's books, isn't it, to not write down to your audience?