25th October Grandparents Day

Australia celebrates Grandparents Day annually on the last Sunday in October. This year that will be the 25th October.

NSW Grandparents Day celebrates the diversity of grandparent relationships across age groups, cultural backgrounds, and geographical locations.

Lots of New South Wales Libraries will be celebrating Grandparents Day. In  NSW there is an award for Local Grandparent of the Year, and official resource packs are available with posters and activities to do. The NSW government also puts together activities, posters and promotional material for you to use in your community. It even includes a picture book list.

Grandparents Day is not only about spending time with family but also about acknowledging what we can gain from grandparents, such as an understanding of our history, wisdom, and guidance.

At the school I teach at the Kindergarten students look at grandparents as part of a unit of inquiry and because the classes are very multicultural these books provide a focus:

• What Do You Call Your Grandma? by Ashleigh Barton

• What DoYou Call Your Grandpa? by Ashleigh Barton

• I Call My Grandma Nana by Ashley Wolff

• I Call My Grandpa Papa by Ashley Wolff

• My Nonno Loves  by Adelle Frittitta

• My Nonna Loves  by by Adelle Frittitta

  

• My Grandma's Guide to Happiness  by Andrew Daddo

• My Grandpa's Guide to Happiness  by Andrew Daddo

• How to Babysit a Grandma  by Jean Reagan

• How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Reagan

and better still

• How to Read to a Grandma or Grandpa  by Jean Reagan

For more suggestions of picture books see Pinterest.

For a very special grandparent book that shows just how involved grandparents can be in family life find

We Go Slow  by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie and Aaron Becker. See review here at Momotimetoread .

For Grufflalo fans this has just arrived

• Gruffalo's Granny  by Julia Donaldson