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50 Books For Grandparents Day

9/6/2016

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The primary mission of Growing Little Leaves is to help young people learn about their family histories, and a big part of accomplishing that goal is helping families foster open relationships and communication between children and their grandparents and, if they are fortunate enough to know them, their great-grandparents, as well.

This year, Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 11. Below, I've compiled a list of children's storybooks that explore and embrace the grandparent-grandchild relationship. I've also included books in which grandparents serve as children's primary caregivers and books that deal with the tough issues of grandparent illness, dementia, and death. I've linked each book title to its WorldCat or Amazon.com entry, so that you can find a copy at a local library in your area.  
50 Books for Grandparents Day from GrowingLittleLeaves.com
General Books About Grandparents
The Berenstain Bears and the Week at Grandma's by Stan & Jan Berenstain

I Loved You Before You Were Born by Anne Bowen

Grandmother and I by Helen E. Buckley

Because Your Grandparents Love You by Andrew Clements

Everything is Different at Nonna's House by Caron Lee Cohen

The Adventures of Camp Nana Papa by Donnie Cranfill

Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney


Abuela by Arthur Dorros

Grandma Hands by Keri Brubaker Ems

Grandfather's Wrinkles by Kathryn England


The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy

We're Very Good Friends, My Grandpa and I by P. K. Hallinan

Grandpa Has a Great Big Face by Warren Hanson

Nana's Birthday Party by Amy Hest

Grandmother's Book of Promises by Karen Hill

​Grandpa and Me & Grandma and Me by Karen Katz

My Hippie Grandmother by Reeve Lindbergh

Here Comes Grandma! by Janet Lord

Just Grandma and Me & Just Grandpa and Me by Mercer Mayer

Grandmother's Dreamcatcher by Becky Ray McCain

Grandparent Poems compiled by John Micklos Jr.

Gus and Grandpa (Series) by Claudia Mills

Grandpa Loved & Grandma's Scrapbook by Josephine Nobisso


What Grandmas Do Best & What Grandpas Do Best by Laura Numeroff

Making Memories by Janette Oke

The Grandma Book & The Grandpa Book by Todd Parr

My Oh So Fancy Nana by Maggie Pearson

How to Babysit a Grandma & How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Reagan

Henry and Mudge and the Great-Grandpas by Cynthia Rylant

My Nana and Me by Irene Smalls

Grandma's Bill by Martin Waddell

Grandpa Lets Me Be Me by Debra Mostow Zakarin

Grandma, It's For You! by Harriet Ziefert

Grandpas are for Finding Worms & Grandmas are for Giving Tickles by Harriet Ziefert

Books With Grandparents as Primary Caregivers

Sometimes It's Grandmas and Grandpas: Not Mommies and Daddies by Gayle Byrne

Robert Lives With His Grandparents by Martha Whitmore Hickman

Grandma's Hands by Dolores Johnson


Let's Talk About Living With A Grandparent by Susan Kent

Books Dealing With Grandparent Sickness, Dementia, and Death

My Grandpa Had a Stroke by Dori Hillestad Butler

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs by Tomie dePaola

Zero Grandparents by Michelle Edwards

When My Grammy Forgets, I Remember: A Child's Perspective on Dementia by Toby Haberkorn

Weeds in Nana's Garden by Kathryn Harrison

Really and Truly by Emilie Rivard

When Your Grandparent Dies: A Child's Guide to Good Grief by Victoria Ryan

Always My Grandpa: A Story For Children About Alzheimer's Disease by Linda Scacco

Striped Shirts and Flowered Pants: A Story About Alzheimer's Disease for Young Children by Barbara Schnurbush

What's Happening to Grandpa? by Maria Shriver

Still My Grandma by Veronique Van den Abeele

"I Remember!" Cried Grandma Pinky by Jan Wahl

Grandparents Day is a wonderful opportunity for kids and parents to show their appreciation to the grandparents and grandparent-like figures in their lives, people who are often the matriarchs and patriarchs of families and who still do so much to help bring up the youngest generation.

Be sure to follow Growing Little Leaves's 'Grandparents Day' Pinterest Board for other online Grandparents Day resources, printables, and craft ideas.
©2016 Emily Kowalski Schroeder
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    Emily Kowalski Schroeder

    Founder and Author of Growing Little Leaves

    Emily Kowalski Schroeder / Founder and Author of GrowingLittleLeaves.com

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