Children’s Books with Inspirational Grandparents

This gem of a book is filled with vibrant illustrations that truly capture the love of a family as they gather each Sunday at Grandma’s place for soul food. While the narrator typically joins the rest of the children in the backyard or the great room, today he is invited to help with the meal… and maybe make his own contribution to soul food Sundays! This book is a 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book!

This tender book about a girl visiting her grandma in Taiwan is so sweet and honest. Although Kylie talks to her Amah every week, it is very different to get on a plane and fly across the world to see her grandmother in person in a new country with a different language, different food, and a different culture. Will Kylie fit into Amah’s world?

I really adore these illustrations – each page tells a beautiful story. The book begins with a young boy asking, “What is love?” His grandmother responds, “If you go out into the world, you might find an answer.” And so the boy travels the world, asking all sorts of people this very important question.

On a rainy spring day, a pair of siblings look out at the thundering weather. Their grandmother says, “Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours… Lift your arms, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and believe in a thing.” The siblings do as she says, and suddenly they’re no longer stuck inside – they’re flying over the city exploding with every kind of flower.

A perfect picture book for younger kids, this sweet book is all about a boy and his grandma at their weekly Sunday dinner. For the boy, these meals are full of hugs and kisses, full of tasty dishes, full to the brim with happy faces, and full, full, full of love.