I also am reminded of the importance of children's books. Since I have young grandchildren, this is my new type of literature. These books teach values, morals, language (we have Spanish picture book), reading, science, history.
I heard that the new Jeopardy winner who won $ 1 million in 2 weeks, studied in the children's section of library.
These books present information in easy to read format with pictures, making info easier to memorize!