Hell, yeah. Children's Literature is no joke. It is a branch of literature as old as time, and has seen no shortage of depth or variety.

tossing you a head nod: i stumbled upon this book at a children's toy store during xmas shopping https://www.labyrinthbooks.com/the-bad-seed/

made me cry. i bought the hard cover and im saving it for when my niece is a little older to understand the depth, just a little more. it's been a few years. she still needs to learn how to read!