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 ...

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.