Status Updates From The Tale of Despereaux

What I think, when I visualize the setting or smell of the book and where it takes place, I visualize how it smells like an old house, if you get it, then you would agree with me. I know an old house doesn't have a smell but its kinda another visualization for the person reading this. I also imagine the story in a big medieval castle and the time line in that. Page 24 and other pages tell us about the visualization.