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 our favorite picture books about following your dreams. Help your kids pursue their true passions and chase their dreams. Teach them to keep that curiosity and childlike wonder alive, even in the face of societal pressure.
This month we’re starting a new back-to-school tradition - a giveaway of my very favorite book to read on the first day of school. All the Ways to Be Smart is not only brilliant, it has a very important message for kids.
Dad’s Bookshelf for August features 3 picture books that have captured our hearts recently. All of them feature beautiful profiles of humanity - creating amazing beauty while remaining lighthearted.
Our Game of the Month for July is Outfoxed! from Gamewright. Outfoxed! is a cooperative whodunit board game for ages 5 and up, and it’s one of our favorite logic games for kids ever made.
We have an interview with author and illustrator Eric Fan of The Fan Brothers. Eric is the creator of some of our favorite picture books of all time, including Ocean Meets Sky and The Barnabus Project. And his thoughtful responses deliver a lot of insight into those books as well as his artistic process and his history as a creator.
Bluey is a kids show about a family of dogs from Australia, and it’s the best kids show on TV right now. And, best of all, adults honestly love it too. You should absolutely be watching it with your kids right now.
Do you have any little chess lovers in your family or classroom? Do you want your kids to reap the many benefits of chess? Discover our very favorite chess books for kids, chosen by a chess dad and coach passionate about sharing the beautiful game of chess with as many kids as possible.
This month we’re giving away a copy of a hilarious, brand-new picture book called Except Antarctica!. In it, a determined turtle goes to great lengths to prove the narrator wrong when he says that turtles are found on every continent except Antarctica.
This month on Dad’s Bookshelf we have 3 new beautiful picture books to fall in love with. They’re made by some of our favorite publishers and authors - and one is even the follow-up to one of our favorite picture books of all time. We hope you love them as much as we do!
Talking about the books you read together with your kids can be vitally important. Sometimes major lessons can be lost without a nice followup conversation, and sometimes the wrong lessons entirely can be extracted.
This month we’re giving away a copy of S’Mores Wars from Chronicle Books. Enter for a chance to win this great game card game - perfect for taking with the family on a camping trip!
Dad’s Bookshelf this month has some incredibly creative books on it. And all three of these great books speak to different things we love. One is spooky, one is hilarious, and one is a pure celebration of childhood imagination and creativity. Discover these great kids books we’ve fallen in love with.
Super Silly Stories is just like Apples to Apples for little storytellers, where everyone will work together to craft silly stories. It’s a very funny card game with 350 original story segments, coupled by silly stick figure illustrations, and it’s perfect for family game night.
The League of Ursus book series follows a group of teddy bears and other toys that are sworn to protect the children in their homes from monsters. It’s an exciting new middle grade chapter book series from Robert Repino, and it makes for an amazing read aloud with the kids.
It’s the 2021 Dad Suggests Picture Book Summer Reading List! Print out this free picture book checklist and join us in a challenge to read all of our recent favorite picture books this summer.
Discover our favorite family board games for 7-year-olds. The games on this list are some of our favorite board games of all time, and there’s no expiration date on how long we are going to enjoy them either. Find your new favorite game for family game night.
Our game of the month for May is the amazing Rhino Hero Junior from HABA. This junior version of the immensely popular Rhino Hero is a dexterity game designed for toddlers, and is the latest entry in HABA’s My Very First Game Series.
This month we’re going to share a copy of Color It! with one lucky reader. This board game from HABA is all about coloring, and it’s a great concept and a relaxing zen-like experience.
