This 1977 book by Eric Carle is good for infants, better for toddlers, and probably even better for older kids too. My son was impartial until I read it one day and whipped the whale's tail back and forth with sound effects. Uh-oh, I hope I didn't ruin the ending....
Wikipedia will give you a summary of the story, but it ends with the grouchy ladybug being defeated by the whale's tail. My son loved that part so much, he started carrying the (gigantic) book to me and crawling into my lap so I would read it. (Awwww.) But I couldn't read it. He would skip to the tail and want me to whip it (with sound effects). Then he wanted to whip it. Then it got torn. Then it needed to be repaired.
In conclusion, this is a must read for kids of all ages! But first! Make that tail very sturdy. See my book repair blog on how to do that.
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