Instead, there are prosaic little black-and-white illustrations and a folksy tone to the text.

Trystin tried to remain composed, faintly amused at Orr's folksy tone, but knowing it concealed a sharp mind.

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I was mimicking the warm, folksy tone they all used with one another.

I'd cut the warm, folksy tone to a minimum.

The authors have chosen a folksy, colloquial tone that is supposed to capture the language of the 19th-century frontier.

He imparted his wisdom to his children in a folksy tone, commonly interweaving German words.

The columns share the folksy, conversational tone Mr. Schwarzenegger uses in speaking engagements.

Orr had dropped the folksy tone, almost as if to force Trystin into either disabling him or killing him.

Canfield went to the desk clerk and spoke in a gentle, folksy tone.

Hemsworth provided a folksy tone and Canadian raising, and added some unique touches.