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Welcome to the Cottage.

The Tiny Canal Cottage is a resource that helps folks mindfully conceptualize, decorate and enjoy versatile, smaller home spaces. The Cottage was founded by consultant, stylist, creative director and author, Whitney Leigh Morris, whose focus is crafting flexible, sustainable, and more community-focused home spaces. Explore Whitney’s Substack, book, blog, and social channels for ideas that explore joyful, mindful ways to live in — and with — a smaller footprint.

Favorite Audiobooks for Kids

Favorite Audiobooks for Kids

Who doesn’t love children’s books? Beyond being a source of endless joy and meaningful discussions in our household, this category of literature holds a special place in our work-lives as well. My spouse is a public library worker, and I volunteer with a local independent bookseller. In the past, I worked at a children’s bookshop, then moved on to specializing in children’s book art for illustration galleries and museum exhibition design.

Our family prefers physical books, but audiobooks also get a lot of love in our home and when we’re on-the-go. Since we prefer to do as much as possible without screens, we rely heavily on the library’s Libby App, and on the Yoto Mini. Here are some of the Yoto cards the kids have been listening to lately. I’ve included a few links to past favorites on other platforms as well.

Recommended
Make Believe : On Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett (a new publication for adults)
Looking at Picture Books: Conversations on How Picture Books Work (for adults via Substack)
Sarah & Duck
Season Isle
ABC Adventures (Pre-K)


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