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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Historian Robert Lacey’s new book Nursery Rhymes with Pictures—in which he showcases 82 nursery rhymes originally illustrated by Claud Lovat Fraser in the early 20th century—is a significant departure ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, the UC Davis Library accepted a gracious donation of more than 2,250 books about food from book collector and author Judith Herman. The donation includes books published as early as ...

Most people who recite nursery rhymes to children aren't thinking about the politics, plagues, or executions that may have ...

"Uff uff me, or my hearts will break," cried daughter (D) when presented, at age 3, with her new baby brother (S). Already she was integrating nursery rhyme words with her own language. S used the ...