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If budget is no option...
Not sure what you want.
1. Onyx. They come in all sizes. They can be used like tablets. You can draw on them, annotate pdf files, watch youtube videos...The downside for you might be that they are full-blown Android OS. But really, for the flexibility you seem to want, I think that is unavoidable. But you can install and launcher you want, so you could probably find one you could configure for your kids to limit functionality.
There is also Boyue / Mimas. I had a Boyue a while back, and the Likebook Mars seems to be popular. But my personal experience with Onyx has been better. I have found them more robust and serious pieces of tech, despite their flaws.
Read the reviews. Ask questions. Both types of devices have sub-forums here.
2. A Sony. These are more for pdf reading and annotation. Maybe try the Remarkable? I don't know much about these. They are pretty tidy out of the box, compared to the Onyx, with less glitches (particularly the Sony), but more limited. Again, I don't know a lot about them.
1. I will mention you can install Koreader on your Kobo. It's a nice e-reading software, very open, can be developed.
Anyway, I'd go with Onyx. I assume you can reduce functionality with a launcher, but you can't increase it. And the Onyx hardware is pretty solid. The complaint generally comes from people who expect a smooth as Kindle experience out of the box. The Kindle experience is smooth because it does so much less.
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