Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when they read. Children you only need to tell things to once.

Can't you treat yourself with a bit more consideration?' 'Why should I?' Mordion said, hugging the duvet round himself. 'Because you're a person, of course!' Ann snapped at him. 'One person ought to treat another person properly even if the person's himself!

...don't spoil my learning process!

But most dragons seem to have interesting personalities--besides probably having quite good reasons for what they do, if only one could understand them

Learn to drive?" "Never," said Quentin. "My mission in life is to be a passenger.

So you were going to rescue the Prince! Why did you pretend to run away? To deceive the Witch?" "Not likely! I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell myself I'm not doing it!

Sophie did not care to think how Howl might react if Fanny woke him by stabbing him with her parasol.