A Picnic in October by Eve Bunting (1999)

Last one of my relaxing with a kid's book today. Just grabbed this from a pile, knew Eve Bunting was one of the good children's book authors. A grandmother wants to celebrate her late October birthday every year at the Statue of Liberty. Nice mild immigration story, with the grandson wondering why it is so important for grandma to celebrate there, but by helping another young immigrant family he understands. Nice views of the ferry and statue itself. Turns out Eve Bunting came into that same harbor, as did my parents.