childlike

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The palace added: "With her childlike perspective, her irony, her tenderness, and her inner demons, the author created a deeply moving world with which readers identified."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Showing Attenborough's cross-generational appeal, US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish has praised his "deep love and knowledge of our planet", adding: "The animal kingdom brings out the childlike curiosity within us all."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Their excitement was almost childlike, and I mean that in the best possible way.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

And I felt that as I watched adults gallivant around with childlike glee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

She pointed at the picture now painting itself onto the page, of May diving headfirst into the tunnel’s wall, childlike hands reaching out to grab her fleeing form.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley