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Picture Books By Topic: grandmother
Bottle Houses: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey
Illustrated by: Julie Paschkis
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Description: Creative life, imagination and perseverance, love of color. Real life Grandma P. builds her own creative home from bottles and other found materials. Sadly out of print, but still available.
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: aging, art, creativity, extended family, grandmother, intergenerational, late-life career, perseverance, picture book bios, work
Buffalo Storm
Illustrated by: Jan Ormerod
Description: Hallie must leave her beloved Grandmother behind when her family joins a wagon train to Oregon. A quilt gifted by Grandmother comforts her as she faces storms and other fears.
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: fears, grandmother, grandmother/granddaughter, history, intergenerational, nature, wisdom
The Doorbell Rang
Description: Grandparents, families, sharing, math concepts, baking – cookies. Out of Print. Grandma saves the day just when it seems that there aren’t enough cookies for Victoria and Sam to share as unexpected guests drop in.
Ages: 3-6
Topics: grandmother, grandparents, intergenerational, math, using life experiences
Full, Full, Full of Love
Illustrated by: Paul Howard
Description: Sunday Dinner at Grandma's house. Multi-cultural (Af. Am.) out of print
Ages: 3-6
Topics: African-American, extended family, grandmother, intergenerational, multicultural, thankfulness, traditions
Gabby and Grandma Go Green
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Description: Grandparents, environment, recycling, activities, crafts.
Ages: 0-3, 3-6
Topics: creativity, grandmother, grandmother/granddaughter, making a difference, nature, older role model
Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trial
Illustrated by: Jennifer Thermes
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Description: At age 67, Emma Gatewood decided to go for a nice long walk . . . and ended up completing the Appalachian Trail. With just the clothes on her back and a pair of thin canvas sneakers on her feet, Grandma Gatewood hiked up ridges and down ravines, braved angry storms and witnessed breathtaking sunrises relying on the kindness of strangers. A story of true grit and girl power at any age. (Adapted from author’s website)
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: adventures, community, fears, grandmother, late-life happiness, nature, perseverance, physical challenges, picture book bios
Grandmama’s Pride
Illustrated by: Colin Bootman
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Description: Multi-cultural (Af.Am.) strong older role model, activism, human rights, racism, segregation Young African-American sisters visit their grandmother in 1950’s southern U.S. and encounter segregation. Along with many others Grandmama refuses to ride public buses in protest and they manage to effect change in the laws.
Ages: 3-6, 6-9
Topics: Activism, African-American, grandmother, grandmother/granddaughter, history, making a difference, multicultural, older role model, racism, slavery, wisdom
Grandmother School
Illustrated by: Ellen Rooney
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Description: Every morning, a young girl walks her grandmother to the Aajibaichi Shala, the school that was built for the grandmothers in her village to have a place to learn to read and write. The narrator beams with pride as she drops her grandmother off with the other aajis to practice the alphabet and learn simple arithmetic. A moving story about family, women and the power of education—when Aaji learns to spell her name you’ll want to dance along with her. (Description from publisher Orca Books, 2020.)
Topics: aging, community, discrimination, grandmother, grandmother/granddaughter, grandparents, multicultural, respect for elders, schools, women
Here Comes Grandma
Illustrated by: Julie Paschkis
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Description: An active long-distance grandma visits.
Ages: 0-3, 3-6
Topics: grandmother, late-life happiness, physically active
I Love My Glam-Ma!
Illustrated by: Suejean Rim
Description: Grandmothers go by many different names, but they are all glamorous and special in their own way, so they are all Glam-mas--especially to the children that they love, and who love them. (World Cat description)
Ages: 3-6
Topics: grandmother, grandmother/granddaughter, grandparents, intergenerational, late-life happiness, women
