{"id":7074088,"date":"2026-10-03T08:57:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7074088"},"modified":"2026-10-03T08:57:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T08:57:18","slug":"dads-bookshelf-october-2023-dad-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7074088","title":{"rendered":"Dad&#8217;s Bookshelf: October 2023 | Dad Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5b65d763fcf7fd7d0c65108e\/1698001823915-5JWWSXU3O1187OW2I5W8\/Dad%27s+Bookshelf+October+2023.jpeg?format=1500w\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-sqsp-text-block-content=\"\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I hope your October is going very well, friends! And I hope you\u2019re as excited as I am about the approaching best holiday ever. We\u2019ve already released our picks for the best new Halloween books of the year, but that doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re entirely done talking about creepy books.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Dad\u2019s Bookshelf for October does feature one spooky book that was released a few years ago, but still deserves an opportunity to be highlighted. It\u2019s called The House of Madame M, and it\u2019s definitely one to track down if you enjoy haunted houses and beautiful art.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The other books we\u2019re showing off this time around are brand new &#8211; including one by our very favorite picture book making duo, and one by one of our very favorite publishers. We\u2019re even dipping our toes into this year\u2019s Christmas books already. I know it\u2019s early, but it\u2019s already been released &#8211; and it could very well be the best holiday book of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">I hope you were able to track down some of the new spooky books we suggested for this October &#8211; and I also hope that long list of great new books hasn\u2019t burnt you out on book hunting for the month! Because the 3 picture books we have in store for you today are definitely worth another bonus trip to the library or your local bookstore!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Happy October reading &#8211; and Happy Almost Halloween!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><em>Dad\u2019s Bookshelf is a continuing, monthly series featuring the kids books we are most excited about each month. The series is named after the real life bookshelf we have in our home, where I keep all of my favorite picture books of all time. While the books we share on Dad\u2019s Bookshelf are often brand new releases, it\u2019s also not uncommon for us to be excited about an older book we just discovered or rediscovered. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><em>Disclosure: Some of the links in this article are affiliate links that will lead you to view the books on Bookshop.org and Amazon. 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