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All the books suggested above are, I think, bad choices for beginners.
How to Reassess Your Chess is aimed at the intermediate-level player who wants to get better. Somebody who doesn't really know how to play can't assess their chess, let alone reassess it! Secrets of Practical Chess is also aimed at the improving player (i.e., somebody who knows how to play chess but wants to play better), as is any collection of games such as My 60 Memorable Games. Znosko-Borovsky writes well (and has a wonderful name!) but books on the opening aren't really appropriate as an introduction, either.
I've heard good things about Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess and Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals but I've never read either book so I can't say for sure if they're pitched at the right level. I learnt from The Game of Chess by Harry Golombek, which I think does a decent job of covering everything a beginner needs to know. If your grandson becomes interested in chess a good second book would be a collection of games (say, Fischer's or Alekhine's), Reinfeld's 1001 Checkmates (or maybe 1001 combinations, though that's a little harder) or perhaps something like Znosko-Borovsky's How Not to Play Chess.
Dave.
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If he's just learning, I think "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" is the best thing going. It's from the old programmed learning days; don't know why they quit that, because I thought it was great. I strongly recommend it.
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Really? I'll have to try and find a copy. I'd ignored it because I thought that it had been universally panned as a useless book to cash in on the US popularity of Fischer.
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Well, I'm not a pro (chess or writing), but I thought it was well done. It's definitely for those who don't know much, so it's way beneath you, whyBish. OTOH, it would be good for someone starting out. It's not a little kids' book, either; fair amount of reading to be done; probably okay for 10 (the original question here) or above. Don't need a set handy, though; I believe I remember that all the necessary pictures are there.
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You assume I'm interested in learning chess books for myself...
I was at one stage looking for some to give away with chess sets...
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