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
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.
Psychic Pizza Deliverers Go to the Ghost Town is one of the best named board games ever, and it’s pretty fun to play too. Navigate blind around a haunted town and try to be the first one to deliver your pizza in this spooky fun family board game.
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.
DEVOUR is a card game for the whole family that can be played with 1, 2 or 3 players. In fact, there are 3 different game modes completely! Learn about the food chain in this fast-paced card game of eat or be eaten.
5 funny movies I hope my kids grow up to love. If I don’t teach my kids to appreciate the humor in these absurd movies, I’ll consider my job as a dad a failure.
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.
Mirror Mansion tests your memory and your knowledge of reflections at the same time. This family game is perfect for gameschoolers and fun for the whole family.
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.
Eddie Munson seems to be the consensus favorite new addition to Stranger Things in season 4, but why is that? He’s touched a lot of people, and there’s a lot that parents and teachers can learn from that.
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.
Creature Comforts from KTBG is a perfect fit for a cozy family game night. It’s a worker-placement game for up to 5 players, ages 8 and up, and it features an adorable and soothing woodland animal theme.
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.
Dad’s Bookshelf for June 2022 features 3 picture books that we’ve fallen in love with recently. Max’s Box, Endlessly Ever After, and Wildflower all deserve their spot on our shelf of our favorite picture books.
Nut Hunt is a fantastic new Eurogame for families, and it features endearing meeples and art. Collect nuts, recruit squirrels, build nests, and watch out for that pesky fox! Find this family game soon on Kickstarter.
The Queen in the Cave by Júlia Sardà is going to go down as one of the best picture books of 2022. It’s a magnificent adventure story about self-discovery, and the illustrations are spectacular and full of imagination.
