And neither is the story's voice. That is what must be uncovered, not discovered. Be prepared as you write to be surprised by your own writing, surprised by what you find out about yourself and about your world. Be ready for the happy accident. Please that reader.
Children know themselves to be the single most powerless unit in today's world.
They can not support themselves, they cannot vote, they have little physical strength, they have but a small knowledge of the universe. They cannot see over walls. As infants they are entirely dependent upon the kindness of adults, and as they grow up further, they are still small satellites in an adult world. In reality those Wild Things could well devour them. Therefore we give them many tools with which to keep the the real world at bay until they are ready for it.