What is a good Grandparents Day gift for a grandchild?

National Grandparents Day in the United States is the second Sunday of September, which in 2026 is Sunday, September 13. In 2027 it falls on Sunday, September 12.

A personalized storybook where the grandchild is the illustrated hero and the grandparent signs the dedication page. It is the rare gift that is about the relationship rather than the object: the child gets a story starring themselves, and the first page they see says who it came from. An Akoni Books digital edition is $9.99, an 8 × 8 inch softcover is $29.99 and a hardcover is $39.99.

Printed books arrive in 5–7 business days with free shipping, so order by about Tuesday, September 1, 2026 to land before September 13 — that is the loose end of the window counted back to Friday, September 11, with Labor Day on September 7 taken out as a non-working day. If you are later than that, buy the digital edition — it is ready in about a minute — and order the printed copy afterwards as a follow-up.

A grandparent can make it themselves. What they need is the grandchild’s first name, their age, and one clear front-facing photo — usually the easiest thing to ask a parent for. Everything else is chosen on the page.

While creating the book you answer "Who’s this book from?" and that answer prints on the dedication page as, for example, "For Maya, with love. From Grandma." It is the first page of the book, it appears in the free preview before you pay, and it is printed in both the digital and printed editions. The printed book also has a bookplate page with fillable to, from, date and location lines to hand-write.

Yes. The "Things I Love About Grandma & Grandpa" theme flips the gift: the grandchild is still the illustrated hero, but the story is a gratitude list of the specific things they love about their grandparent — baking, fishing, the goodbye wave from the porch — with one thing per page. It is the book the grandchildren give, and it is a common Grandparents Day pick.

Akoni ships printed books to 55 countries including the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, most of the EU, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, India, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. Books are printed locally through a print network rather than shipped from one country. The digital PDF has no borders at all.

Yes, for $10 more on any format. The whole story appears in English plus Spanish, French, Portuguese or Mandarin on every page, including the dedication — which is often the point when the grandparent and the grandchild do not share a first language.

You see the illustrated cover and the opening pages free before you pay anything, with no card required. After purchase, if the child does not light up when they see themselves in the book, email within 30 days of delivery for a full refund — and they keep the book.