As evening sets in and parents put their children to bed, many resort to singing nursery rhymes to lull them off to sleep. But nursery rhymes are not just a good way of calming your kids, they also ...

What may at first glance seem like a simple nature poem holds a deeper meaning that can teach children a lot about our world. First published in 1846, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “The Mountain and the ...

Nothing prevents us reading poetry year-round with children, but still it’s nice to have the spur of an official “poetry month.” In this regard, April constitutes an annual excuse to pull out old ...

Are you like the one in four UK adults who are unable to remember a whole nursery rhyme? Have you ever wondered about the significance of nursery rhymes to a child in the 21st century? Experts in ...

"There was a boy named Emile / who fell in love with a field," poet Kevin Young writes. "It was wide and blue — and if you could have seen it / so would've you." Emile and the Field is the story of a ...

In this charming film, siblings Linda and Barry embark on an imaginative journey to Mother Goose Land while reading a book of Mother Goose rhymes. As they explore this whimsical realm, they meet ...

How many of us are guilty of mindlessly singing nursery rhymes like Baa Baa Black Sheep to our children? We all are. But do you really know the sinister backstories to these seemingly innocuous ...