There is a reason that nursery rhymes and lullabies have existed and subsisted for decades or even hundreds of years. Their classic messages, catchy lyrics, and indelible characters bring joy to our ...

The short, nonsense rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle” might be the most recognizable nursery rhyme of them all. It even gave birth to a common phrase—”over the moon”—which is part of the rhyme, as we’ll see ...

Rhyming games are key to helping children with their understanding of different word sounds and the rhythm of words. This can be hugely helpful for their language skills as they build to talking in ...

William Miller was a Scottish poet best known for writing the popular nursery rhyme Wee Willie Winkie. Despite his success in children’s poetry, he struggled financially throughout his life and died ...

Nursery rhymes are some of the first songs we ever learn as children – but are they as child-friendly as people think? Whether it is at nursery in a singing circle, or sat with your mum and dad while ...

1. The term nursery rhyme derives from the 1806 book Rhymes For The Nursery by Jane and Ann Taylor. 2. The Taylor sisters wrote Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star under the title The Star. Article continues ...