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 ...

Astrology is now influencing nursery rhymes, with social media and astrology sites reinterpreting classic children's songs to ...

Chances are, most of us have at least once in our childhood sung the classic nursery rhyme "It's Raining, It's Pouring." But what many people don't know is that it has really dark and grim undertones.

The nursery rhyme, which was first published in the late 1700s in the second volume of Hook’s Christmas Box under the name “Dub a dub dub,” has, over time, become a common refrain during bath time for ...

We often think of nursery rhymes as comforting, soothing, or playful. But many of the most well-known children’s songs we grew up hearing actually have creepy backstories and dark origins. The lyrics ...

THE OXFORD NURSERY RHYME BOOK (224 pp.)—assembled by Iona and Peter Opie—Oxford ($4.50). When asked how her garden grew, Mary did not always give the same answer. At least once she replied: “With ...