“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” – Alex Haley
Grandparents Day is Sunday, September 7, 2025. It’s a fun day to honor, love, and celebrate the foundation that holds families together, pass down history and traditions, and who, as Alex Haley says, “sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” Explore the 12 books listed for family reading, classroom story-time, and community enjoyment.
See Grandparents Day: 24 Picture Books and Lots of Great Picture Books for Grandparents Day for more books about grandparents.
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Carole Boston Weatherford | Frank Morrison | Crown BYR | September 23, 2025
2. We Go Slow
Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie | Aaron Becker | Atheneum | August 26, 2025
Gwendolyn Wallace | Tonya Engel | Kokila | August 12, 2025
Winsome Bingham | C. G. Esperanza | Abrams | July 8, 2025
Karen Arthur | Camilla Ru | Tate Publishing | July 1, 2025
Glenda Armand | Alleanna Harris | Crown BYR | May 20, 2025
Kaija Langley | TeMika Grooms | Millner/Simon & Schuster | May 6, 2025
Nikki Grimes | Cathy Ann Johnson | Bloomsbury | April 15, 2025
Karly Pierre | Kristen Uroda | Little Bee Books | February 4, 2025
10. Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim
Kobina Commeh | Bárbara Quintino | Barefoot Books | February 4, 2025
11. Baking Up Love
Alan Page | Kamie Page | David Geister | Page Education Foundation | January 1, 2025
Winsome Bingham | Molly Mendoza | Beach Lane Books | October 1, 2024
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