The short, nonsense rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" might be the most recognizable nursery rhyme, giving birth to a common phrase—"over the moon." Who Wrote the Classic Nursery Rhyme, "Hey Diddle Diddle"?

A collection of traditional nursery rhymes and songs to sing with your baby or toddler. Find all the classic baby nursery rhymes but also discover the benefits of classic nursery rhymes and why ...

Likely originating in Germany around the 18th century, the classic children's rhyme "Ring Around the Rosie" first appeared in English in 1881 when Kate Greenaway included it in her book "Mother ...

It’s a nursery rhyme you can sing and act out with your hands, making it one of the most fun and smile-inducing songs of all time. Known as the “Incy Wincy Spider” in Australia and the U.K ...

Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall ‘Humpty Dumpty’ was included in an 1870 collection of English nursery rhymes and songs, but before that the rhyme can be traced back to the 18th century. Its subject is ...

It’s one of the most famous nursery rhymes, one many will remember from their own childhoods: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” tells the story of a spider climbing up a water spout, being washed away ...

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 ...

The nursery rhyme “Frère Jacques,” also known as “Brother Jacques” or “Brother John” in English, tells the tale of a monk who is being summoned to ring the bells, which he seems not ...

There are many versions of the nursery rhyme out there, but the ones were are probably most familiar with start out very much the same: “ There was a farmer, had a dog, and Bingo was his name-o .” ...