Goosey Goosey Gander may be about religious persecution, while Lucy Locket is about 18th Century prostitutes, writes Clemency Burton-Hill. Plague, medieval taxes, religious persecution, prostitution: ...

Sarah Webb and Claire Ranson, illus. by Steve McCarthy. O’Brien (Dufour Editions, dist.), $23.95 (64p) ISBN 978-1-84717-211-2 Webb and Ranson collect nearly 70 nursery rhymes from “old Irish song ...

How many nursery rhymes do you know by heart? Chances are the lyrics of at least one is etched into your memory… probably more if you’ve been to a baby class recently! Some of our favourite rhymes ...

CoComelon is evolving from the cartoon world of baby JJ to a live-action classroom for its upcoming series The Melon Patch - and their popular nursery rhymes are coming along for the ride. Leading the ...

It’s hard to imagine that any rhyme with the phrase goosey goosey in its title could be described as anything but feel-good. But one popular version of the ditty is actually a tale of religious ...

'It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring. He went to bed, and bumped his head, and couldn't get up in the morning.' We all remember it from childhood, right? But do you know the real ...