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
Discover the brand new picture book Best Day Ever - by debut picture book author Michael J. Armstrong. We interview the author and take a behind-the-scenes look at how fatherhood inspired this story of childhood imagination, and how he broke into the world of picture book publishing.
These are the picture books we’ve been really excited about in our house this month - a couple of beautiful books about being a mom, and a very powerful World War II story. Discover some great new books on Dad’s Bookshelf to share with your family.
Escape rooms are cooperative adventures for your family that are full of role playing and puzzle solving. The teamwork and the immersion involved make them fantastic family activities. Discover the best family escape rooms to do at home.
Do you have a little one in the house that loves princesses, unicorns, tea parties, dancing, glitter, sparkles, and all things pink? They’ll fall in love with these games on family game night. We’ve collected a list of our very favorite board games that feature themes our daughter absolutely loves.
These are 5 of the best apps and websites that make homeschooling and gameschooling fun. Kids naturally love to learn new information - but it helps a lot if it’s engaging and something they actually want to learn. Check out these hand-picked learning resources that captured our son’s imagination.
Discover the best picture books about moms to share on Mother’s Day. The books on this list are creative and beautiful, and they do a great job highlighting the special relationship between mother and child.
Simply Piano is the perfect app for teaching kids or adults how to play the piano. It gets you playing popular songs very quickly, and it can unlock the love of music in children with its satisfying immediate feedback and engagement.
Kraken Attack! is a tower defense board game for kids - perfect for family game night. It’s a cooperative game where you must work together to defend your pirate ship from the Kraken - and it’s a beautiful game.
This month on Dad’s Bookshelf we’re loving Kim Smith’s newest picture book, a progressive classic from Tomie DePaola from 1979, and a spooky, quirky book that’s been very much off the radar. Check out what we’ve been reading lately and why we love them so much.
Sushi Roll is a spinoff of the hit card game Sushi Go! from Gamewright. It was our favorite card game for families and now those adorable cartoon sushi characters are back with a beautiful dice game that’s just as fun as the original.
These are the very best picture books about rabbits - perfect for including in Easter baskets, or any other time that celebrating bunnies and good kids books is appropriate.
Just Because by Mac Barnett and Isabelle Arsenault is one of the best bedtime picture books ever created. It’s drop-dead gorgeous and hilarious, and it will help you develop that perfect zen attitude to answer all of your kids’ questions.
This month on Dad’s Bookshelf we have a book about empathy, a book about coming together to save the planet, and a story about spending time together with family at home. And even if that all sounds very topical, they’re all on Dad’s Bookshelf because they’re amazing books.
These are the best family board games to play if you’re stuck inside. Whether it’s a rainy day, a big blizzard, a long summer, or school was unexpectedly cancelled for a month - if you’re looking for good family board games to pass a lot of time, look no further.
Revisit your nostalgia for Mister Rogers and all of your favorite characters in his neighborhood with the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Game. It’s family game night with a dash of kindness and empathy and big heap of nostalgia.
If you’re looking for board games to help your preschooler practice their colors - look no further than these family favorites. Try gameschooling with your kids to learn those colors together.
This month we’ve been obsessed with a few picture books that are real philosophical works of art. On Dad’s Bookshelf this month we feature a master of original artwork and social commentary, a hilarious dive into the philosophy of identity, and a deeply emotional and hauntingly beautiful exploration of grief.
Young pirate lovers will adore Peaceable Kingdom’s Yarrr Har Hunt - a new cooperative family board game from the experts of cooperative family game nights. Collect all of the clues and find the buried treasure before it’s too late!
