CANTON—Nursery rhymes are an oral and literary tradition that link us to the past and show the way language usage changes ...

The Algonquin Area Public Library will host a variety of programs this month, including a program on "The Dark History of Nursery Rhymes," "Genealogy 101," a Women's History Month Trivia Contest, and ...

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 ...

Diz Wallis selects and illustrates a keepsake collection of 100 classics for the youngest audience, Ragged Bear's Nursery Rhymes. Along with ""Little Miss Muffett,"" ""Rub-a-Dub-Dub"" and ""Mary, Mary ...

We all know those little songs that rocked us as children. Those simple and comforting melodies that made us forget the stress of the day, put us to sleep in our parents' arms or made us spin in ...

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 ...

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.

Whether using your fingers or your toes, the cute little song is sung to us early on as cooing parents bond with their newborns. Your pinky becomes a protagonist. Your index and ring fingers become ...

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