Everyone had a favourite nursery rhyme growing up, whether it be Old MacDonald, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Itsby Bitsy ...

If you grew up in the English-speaking world, chances are you’ve heard this nursery rhyme before (probably while you were in ...

The enduring power of nursery rhymes is that they bring children into contact with the realities of human emotion. And the ...

The literacy charity explains why it uses the song What Shall We Do With The Grumpy Pirate?, saying the lyrics are "ideal for ...

Last year, it banned the nursery rhyme Five Little Monkeys from its Bookbug ... It is thought the song originated in America in the 1800s where the n-word was once used instead of monkeys.

Parents have faced rises in nursery fees of up to 15 per cent as they pick up the tab left by funding gaps (PA) On the use of the word “free”, education minister Stephen Morgan told The ...

Bestselling historian Robert Lacey brings together 82 of our most beloved nursery rhymes in this beautiful gift book. Robert was inspired to create this collection by the original drawings of Claud ...

The slow, rising and falling rhythm of nursery rhymes like Humpty Dumpty, much like the relaxed sing-song speech parents use with young infants, helps babies to identify the individual words within ...