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
Whether you have a little cat lover in your house, or you’re a full blown cat family, we have the picture book list for you. Discover our very favorite picture books for cat lovers.
Stardew Valley the Board Game captures the magic of the video game in the most perfect way. This cooperative game features farming, mining, fishing, making friends - everything you love about Stardew Valley. Fans will undoubtedly fall in love with it.
These are the 10 scary movies I’m most excited to share with my kids one day - full of nostalgia and original scares. Hopefully I’ll have my own scary movie buddy one day.
The 4th Annual Dad Suggests Picture Book Awards are here, and it’s time to reveal the very best picture books of 2021. Discover the nominees, the runners-up, and the top 10 picture books of 2021 - and find out why our family loves these books so much!
The books on January’s edition of Dad’s Bookshelf all have a theme of following your passions and being yourself at their heart. It’s a theme that always draws me to children’s books, and these three books do it remarkably well. And they also happen to be beautifully crafted as well.
Itzhak: A Boy Who Loved the Violin is a wonderful celebration of passion, music, and dedication. It’s a bright and beautiful picture book biography about Itzhak Perlman, and a great way to share a love of music with your kids.
This month’s Game of the Month is Happy City by Gamewright. It’s a city-building card game that’s perfect for families. It’s cute, engaging, and easy to explain, so we’re having a blast with it.
This month on Dad’s bookshelf we have 3 wonderful picture books that we’ve fallen in love with recently, all gorgeously illustrated. Take a closer look to see why our family enjoys them so much.
This month we’re going to share a copy of Animal Upon Animal Christmas with one of you! It’s a festive stacking game from HABA in a beautiful collector’s tin, and I hope it makes for a festive family game night for one of you.
Discover the best family board games and card games that fit perfectly inside a stocking for Christmas. The best stocking stuffer games for kids is a list of our favorite small-boxed games.
Discover the best Christmas picture books released in 2021. Browse this list of our family’s favorite new Christmas picture books, and find out why we love them so much.
Inspector Mouse: The Great Escape from HABA is our Game of the Month for November. It’s a great memory test for the whole family with creative design any many ways to play both cooperatively and competitively.
The ultimate list of board games for kids of every age. Starting with the first board games for toddlers and going all the way until the games are equally loved by all ages - discover your new favorite game for family game night every step of the way.
Discover the very best family board games for 8-year-old kids with this top 10 list. Find your next game for family game night with the best games from The OP, IELLO, Blue Orange games, and more!
This month we’re sharing the perfect card game to play with your extended family this holiday season. Family Boom is hilarious and fun for all ages.
Dad’s Bookshelf for November 2021 features 3 amazing new picture books from some of our favorite artists, including Oliver Jeffers and Ben Hatke. Discover the stories that we’ve been falling in love with lately.
It’s time to start planning the Advent calendars your family will use to count down the days of the holiday season! Discover the best Advent calendars for kids and families - a collection of our family’s very favorite books and calendars.
Wizards and Werewolves is the perfect choice for an active, outdoor game with a spooky spin on it for Halloween. It’s like capture the flag infused with imagination and childhood wonder and a little bit of Halloween spirit as well. And that makes it the perfect choice for our October Game of the Month.
