Recs if you like Llama Llama Red Pajama...

A novel is a prose work typically above 40k words, though many fall between 60-100k. Anything between roughly 17k and 40k words is generally considered a novella, while works between about 7k and 17k words are classified as novelettes, with some flexibility ~

TL;DR - short stories with 7k-17k words. Get out of that slump.

perfect for bedtime or otherwise, timeless stories, gorgeous illustrations

If you're going to read it 8000 times to your kid, it's gotta be interesting in some way. These are the best I've found in either an interesting art style with fun things to point out on the page or enough words to be worth saying. A few I hate but my baby loves enough they get to stay, all are baby approved.