Grandparent Books

Last updated: January 5, 2026

Many books explore and celebrate the very special bond between kids and grandparents. We've compiled a list of great choices, from picture books to middle grade fiction to young adult novels, that show kids and grandparents -- silly or serious -- sharing a home, navigating visits, taking road trips, having adventures, and even dealing with illness and loss. Bonus: Many are perfect for reading together! For more books that are fun to share, check out our lists of Read-Aloud Books and Classic Books for Kids.

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Papa Doesn't Do Anything! book cover: Grandfather dog in a bowtie and smaller grandkid dog stand together in front of a park with a slide and swings

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Papa Doesn't Do Anything!

age 2+

Sweet book honors grandparent-grandchild bonds.

Jimmy Fallon Picture Book (2025)

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Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border Poster Image

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Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border

age 3+

Heartwarming Christmas story set at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Mitali Perkins Picture Book (2019)

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Broken book cover: An orange cat hides behind a girl’s legs and a tea cup sits on the floor, broken into three pieces, amid the title in white letters

BOOK

Broken

age 3+

Truth sets a guilt-ridden girl free in reassuring tale.

X. Fang Picture Book (2025)

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Darling Baby

age 3+

Gentle, colorful call to celebrate the small things.

Maira Kalman Picture Book (2021)

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Ladybug Girl's Day Out with Grandpa Poster Image

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Ladybug Girl's Day Out with Grandpa

age 3+

Museum trip sparks love of learning in fun tale.

David Soman , Jacky Davis Picture Book (2017)

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Last Stop on Market Street

age 3+

Tender story of Nana showing grandson city beauty via bus.

Matt de la Peña Picture Book (2015)

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Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa Poster Image

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Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa

age 3+

First-sleepover anxieties melt away in reassuring tale.

Anna Dewdney Picture Book (2015)

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A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever Poster Image

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A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever

age 4+

Giggles abound in friendship-focused read-aloud.

Marla Frazee Picture Book (2008)

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A Knot is Not a Tangle book cover: Woman and boy kneel by a pink-and red-toned rug with fanciful animal and floral design

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A Knot Is Not a Tangle

age 4+

Boy learns it's OK to be imperfect in sweet grandma tale.

Daniel Nayeri Picture Book (2025)

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A Maleta Full of Treasures book cover: Abuela and granddaughter sit on pillow and explore the treasures inside her suitcase

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A Maleta Full of Treasures

age 4+

Heartwarming tale, sweet reunion, love that knows no miles.

Natalia Sylvester Picture Book (2024)

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Berry Song book cover: Indigenous grandmother in white and granddaughter in pink peek through a cluster of berries and leaves

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Berry Song: Song of the Seasons, Book 1

age 4+

Delicious tale about Tlingit family living with the land.

Michaela Goade Picture Book (2022)

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Bud Finds Her Gift book cover: Brown-haired girl kneels in field of flowers, by a tree, with her white and brown dog, and reaches for a blue butterfly

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Bud Finds Her Gift

age 4+

Girl learns gratitude, connection to nature in sweet tale.

Robin Wall Kimmerer Picture Book (2025)

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Poster Image

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

age 4+

Zany food-as-weather tale full of humor, great drawings.

Judi Barrett Humor (1978)

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Desert Song book cover: Home in the Texas desert

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Desert Song

age 4+

Lush, musical celebration of family, nature, and memory.

Laekan Zea Kemp Picture Book (2024)

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Down by the River: A Family Fly Fishing Story Poster Image

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Down by the River: A Family Fly Fishing Story

age 4+

Boy learns from his grandpa in warm family tale.

Andrew Weiner Picture Book (2018)

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Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly Poster Image

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Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly

age 4+

Butterflies and grandparents can be fancy too.

Jane O'Connor Picture Book (2008)

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Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar Poster Image

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Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar

age 4+

Rolling Stones guitarist's warm, inspiring childhood memoir.

Keith Richards Autobiography (2014)

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Hey Grandude!

age 4+

Grandfather takes kids to faraway places in magical romp.

Paul McCartney Picture Book (2019)

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Ice Cream Summer Poster Image

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Ice Cream Summer

age 4+

Whimsical art and ice cream tie in summer learning and fun.

Peter Sis Picture Book (2015)

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In Plain Sight

age 4+

Playful, loving relationship shines in sweet grandpa tale.

Richard Jackson Picture Book (2017)

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