The British Library holds this 1744 book of nursery rhymes, Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book, which was sold in London and is the oldest surviving published collection in the genre. Some of the rhymes ...

This is the first post in a new blog series about encouraging a love of language in young children written by professional storyteller Peter Burns. Many years ago, just after my daughter Alice was ...

HARBOR SPRINGS, MICH. -- Fittingly, the idea to marry children’s nursery rhymes with constellations in the night sky came to author Mary Stewart Adams while waking from a dream. Sparked by learning a ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Virginia State University (VSU) professor’s new book, “Nursery Rhymes in Black,” has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. The University of Alaska Press nominated ...

After speaking with Caroline Jones on Taste of Country Nights, I think I’ve figured out the real issue with this generation’s nursery rhymes — the people singing them… can’t actually sing. Jones, who ...

Come grab your curds and whey, have a barn dance at Old MacDonald's farm, sing nautical rhymes on the sea, sea, sea, and eat ...

Hey Diddle Diddle and Other Nursery Rhyme Favorites Giant Playboard and Book, illus. by Sara Anderson, features a board book with 14 nursery rhymes, including such ever-popular entries as Old ...

My son’s bedtime ritual is one of my favorite times of day. It’s a special time for our family, full of reading, cuddles and lullabies. Last week, I selected one of my son’s nursery rhyme books for ...

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 ...