Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are hitting grandparenthood with their best shot.
The rock musicians will make their children’s literature debut next year with a picture book, People magazine reports. Sourcebooks will publish the couple’s My Grandma and Grandpa Rock!, illustrated by Tiffany Everett, next year; the press describes it as “a book for the coolest grandpas and grandmas everywhere.”
Benatar rose to fame in 1979 with her album In the Heat of the Night, which featured Giraldo on lead guitar and keyboards. The two married in 1982, two years after Benatar released her signature single, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” and one year before the release of another hit song, “Love Is a Battlefield.”
The couple have two daughters and three grandchildren. “Everything they said about having grandchildren is true,” the couple told the magazine. “When we met in 1979, having children was one of our dreams. We were blessed with two beautiful daughters and now have three darling grandchildren―our dream on steroids!”
Their book, Sourcebook says, “celebrates all kinds of grandparents from all walks of life—from plumbers to yoga instructors to…rock stars!”
In a video, Benatar said of their grandchildren, “They really don’t understand what we do for a living. They see us, and they watch us on videos and things, but to them, we’re still just their grandparents…so we did it for them.”
My Grandma and Grandpa Rock! is slated for publication on Sept. 9, 2025.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
