Calling all grandparents! This list is for you. Sunday, September 7, is Grandparents’ Day. In the book list below, find fiction titles for all age groups prominently featuring grandchild/grandparent relationships of all kinds.
Picture Books
How to Read to a Grandma or Grandpa
by Jean Reagan, Illustrated by Lee Wildish
Read this book for how-to instructions on how a child should read to their grandparents. Special notes on where to find a book, how to turn the page, and where to read the book. This adorable picture book is highly recommended for a grandparent-grandchild bonding session.
Seoul Food
by Erin Danielle Russell, Illustrated by Tamisha Anthony
Hana’s grandparents are coming for a visit. What should she cook that honors both sides of her family? In this yummy and heartwarming story, Hana dreams up her own recipe for a family dinner. Stay for the end to snap a photo of the recipe for yourself!
Middle Grade
The Many Masks of Andy Zhou
by Jack Cheng
Andy has a lot going on now that he is starting sixth grade. His grandparents are coming to visit his family here in the U.S. Between going along with his friends, working with his difficult lab partner, and the tensions at home between his dad and his grandfather, Andy feels like he’s getting pulled in too many directions.
Racing the Clouds
by Sydney Dunlap
When 13-year-old Sage receives a letter from her mom’s parents asking her to visit, she doesn’t know how to tell her dad. He isn’t okay with it at first, but eventually, agrees. And when she gets there, her mom’s bedroom isn’t her mom’s anymore. Who are her grandparents, and can Sage build a good relationship with them?
Young Adult
10 Blind Dates
by Ashley Elston
Sophie goes to stay with her grandparents over winter break after her boyfriend breaks up with her. To help heal her heart, her grandmother devises a plan for Sophie to go on ten “blind” dates with family members to get to know them better. Then, her ex-boyfriend shows up again and Sophie doesn’t know what to think anymore.
The Astonishing Color of After
by Emily X.R. Pan
After Leigh’s mother takes her own life, Leigh witnesses a bird visit her that had her mother’s voice. When Leigh’s maternal grandparents invite Leigh to stay with them in Taipei, Leigh brings the bird’s feather she recovered with her. In Teipei, Leigh tracks ghosts and discovers much more about her family than she ever knew before.
Adult
Detective Aunty: A Novel
by Uzma Jalaluddin
Kausar Khan has a lot of feelings to deal with when she returns to Toronto. Her daughter has been arrested for the murder of her landlord. It sounds bad, but Kausar thinks there is more to the story. So, her and her granddaughter investigate the case, uncovering secrets and betrayals even Kausar couldn’t see coming.
The Longmire Defense
by Craig Johnson
Sheriff Walt Longmire finally finds a lead on an old cold case that happens to coincide with the first time his father saw someone die. A man named Bill Sutherland was presumably shot by a member of a local native American tribe. Except, the murder weapon was never found. Well, Walt’s dog finds it one day. It belongs to his grandfather.
By Michelle Doshi