Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.
- Claude Monet
Dad Suggests was created to share with others the many different things that we have loved sharing with our own children.
Our hope is that - by reading or visiting our children’s bookstore - you will find something special to enjoy with your own family.
- Ryan
All in Kids Books
It’s the 5th Annual Dad Suggests Picture Book Awards! Discover the top 10 best picture books of 2022, and all of the honorable mentions that we loved this year.
This month on Dad’s Bookshelf we have 3 great new picture books that we fell in love with for a variety of reasons. Two of them have pretty great messages to teach your kids, and one is just a good old-fashioned fantasy book to fire up the imagination.
It’s time for the 2022 Dad Suggests round up of the best new Christmas picture books! Discover our favorite Christmas picture books released in 2022, and find out if we have any new Christmas classics.
Tell the Truth, Dragon! is a brand-new interactive picture book from Bianca Schulze and Samara Hardy. Learn a valuable lesson while, most importantly, having a lot of fun yelling at the Dragon to tell the truth!
This month on Dad’s Bookshelf we have three beautiful picture books that are all a bit darker and sadder than usual. Two of the three books are gorgeous but very emotional explorations of dealing with death. And the remaining book features some occasionally spooky and dark imagery for kids.
Dad’s Bookshelf for October 2022 features Night Lunch, Patchwork, and Meanwhile Back on Earth… All of these picture books feature some of our favorite artists, and all of them are major contenders for the Dad Suggests Picture Book Awards.
Can You Spot the Leopard?: An African Safari is a beautiful collection of paintings and poems by Karen Winnick. It takes you on an illustrated safari and introduces you to almost every animal you’d expect to see in Africa. Beautiful and educational, it’s the perfect gift for young animal lovers.
Dad Suggests is now a brick-and-mortar children’s bookstore in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Discover a selection of thoughtfully-curated, quality kids books and games. You can find us in The Shops at BrickCity.
Discover the best new Halloween picture books of 2022. This top 10 list features the best new spooky picture books for kids - with monsters, suspenseful tales, and lots of trick-or-treating.
Our list of the best scary story collections for kids - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, In a Dark, Dark Room, and many more. Perfect for spooky Halloween read alouds!
This month on Dad’s Bookshelf we are featuring 3 new picture books that are all contenders for the 2022 Dad Suggests Picture Book Awards. Discover The Mouse Who Carried a House on his Back, Sylvie, and Ways to Make Friends - all featuring very adorable animal friends.
An interview with picture book author Trudy Ludwig - the champion of empathy and author of books like The Invisible Boy and the new release Brave Every Day.
Edith Head was the costume designer for some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Her 8 Oscars are more than any other woman in history. This picture book biography is her inspiring story.
This month on Dad’s Bookshelf features 3 picture books that we’ve fallen in love with. Katerina Cruickshanks, Pigeon & Cat, and Once Upon a Forest are all wonderful choices if you’re looking for a new picture book to love.
For the July 2022 edition of Dad’s Bookshelf, we have 3 great new picture books. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Tomorrow is a Brand-New Day, and Leila the Perfect Witch are all amazing new picture books to discover.
It’s the 2nd Annual Dad Suggests Picture Book Summer Reading List! Discover some of our favorite recent picture books, and check them off as you read them with the free PDF checklist!
These are the best picture books for dog lovers! Enjoy our list of our favorite dog-themed kids books - from feel-good comedies to explorations of the sadness of saying goodbye to our four-legged friends.
Ask Me by Bernard Waber and Suzy Lee is basically the best parenting manual you could ever buy. A silly, energetic girl takes a walk with her loving and patient father - and their relationship is a heartwarming sight to behold.
