To some degree, the OP here is more or less just a rewording of, and invocation of, the 'think of the children' argument. And because of this, personally, I don

To some degree, the OP here is more or less just a rewording of, and invocation of, the 'think of the children' argument. And because of this, personally, I don't really buy it — at least: not the additional emotional weight/baggage that such an argument tries to buy. A lot of children's books can be viewed as, or compared with, toys. They're fun, whilst also being educational in some way. With the main difference being the focus on words/language (plus images). Plus story, I guess. But that specific focus aside: a lot of folk still think it's perfectly fine to give their kids toys that are basically plastic tat that is mass produced in China (almost an equivalent to a content farm, perhaps?), as opposed to beautifully hand-crafted toys. Because, well: that's fine, really. Similarly, if a parent or relative makes some toy for a child themselves, it's ok for some of those to still be minimal- or low- effort, particularly if the end result is still good-enough (or better), and, more importantly, still treasured by the child — even if only for a short period (e.g. a paper plane / boat / crane).