The rhythms and imagery of childhood verses have inspired poets from Robert Louis Stevenson to Elizabeth Bishop. Now it’s your turn For most of us, our first exposure to the joys of verse was when we ...

In the fourth part of a series on establishing a book collection for children in the Foundation Stage, Judith Stevens considers rhythmic and rhyming stories Every early years setting needs a wide ...

A CD of Maltese poems and nursery rhymes, set to music by prolific composer Mro Dominic Galea, and a supporting website have been launched during an event at the Attard Primary School. The CD, with ...

The British nursery rhyme “Georgie Porgie” tells of a plump child who kisses girls and runs away from boys. On the surface, the verse seems to be about the antics of a naughty kid, but as with many ...

Rarely do classic nursery rhymes use words that most readers don’t know and have never heard before. But “Little Miss Muffet” is one of those rare exceptions. The short verse, about a young girl and a ...

SOMERVILLE (CBS) – A "jarring" nursery rhyme posted in a Somerville classroom to help prepare young children for a lockdown is going viral. Georgy Cohen tweeted a photo of the rhyme on Wednesday, ...