When I saw the title of the article: Picture books can help youngsters learn, I thought, Hoorah! Someone actually gets it, books in general help kids learn. Wrong. The article is about a handful of books that the author of the article have decided are among the new releases that promote learning.
I am firmly of the opinion that every reading experience for a child helps them learn, that every book is of value at the picture book level. Whether it is a simple Dora or Blues Clues board book, or a more challenging picture book by an amazing author who truly creates art. All of these books can only help a preschooler or early elementary child connect with books and understand the joy that is there.