That is such a reductionist view on children's books. Children's books serve many other purposes: - Learning language structure and storytelling organization,

That is such a reductionist view on children's books. Children's books serve many other purposes: - Learning language structure and storytelling organization, as you say. - Learning about the world around them. Even fictional books help with that. - Imprinting cultural values and morals. - Activating the child's imagination, and sparking their curiosity about the world around them. Good children's books can hit most or even all of these points. What they read about and the pictures they see are just as impactful to them as the language learned.