Generally, the elements of drama that reveal the traits and motivations of the character to the audience are plot and dialogue, but other elements may do this as well.
The narrator of Stolen Day is a boy; the narrator of The Night the Bed Fell is grown up.
Answer: At 4, many children just aren't ready to sit still and focus on a book for long. Others may learn the mechanics of reading but aren't cognitively ready to comprehend the words. Reading is truly one of those skills that children acquire when they're darn well ready, no matter how much their parents or teachers coax
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