Nursery Rhymes

The term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" poems and songs for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the 19th century and in North America the term "Mother Goose Rhymes", introduced in the mid-1700s, is still often used. ...more

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Nursery Rhymes Books

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again

The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Iza Trapani's Extended Nursery Rhymes)

Big Fat Hen: A Counting Book About Chicks, Eggs, and Hens for Toddlers (Ages 0-3)

Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Iza Trapani's Extended Nursery Rhymes)

Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes – A Classic with Intricate Fabric Art for Children (Ages 0-3)

Three Little Kittens (Folk Tale Classics)

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Nursery Rhymes by Whitman Publishing Company

Mother Goose with Pictures by Ruth E.Newton Assisted by Betty... by Ruth E. Newton and Betty Ca...

A Tiny Book of Nursery Rhymes from Mother Goose by Harter Publishing Company

Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 1930s

3 books — 1 voter

The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco

Best Books For Toddlers 2-3

118 books — 23 voters

Treasury of Enid Blyton Bedtime Stories by Enid Blyton

5 Minute Tales - Bedtime Stories by Jenny Woods

Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories by Richard Scarry

365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner

Anthologies for children titled as "Bedtime" stories

128 books — 4 voters

Elias Zapple's Rhymes from the Cabbage Patch by Elias Zapple

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Pam Adams

Detective Little Boy Blue by Steve Metzger

Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Adaptations

48 books — 59 voters

My Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Igloo Books

My First Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Igloo Books

Nursery Rhyme Collections of the 2010s

19 books — 2 voters

Flora, Fauna, Fairies and Other Favourite Things by Ann Perry

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot

Animal Poetry

56 books — 21 voters

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Quotes Tagged “Nursery Rhymes”

“ Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater, Had a wife and couldn't keep her. Of course you cannot keep a wife- Everyone's got to live their life! ...more ”
― Kristen McKee, Nursery Rhymes for the Unconditional and Unschooled

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“ Rock-a-bye Baby In the tree top When the wind blows The cradle will rock. When the bough breaks The cradle will fall And Mama will catch you Cradle and all! ”
― Kristen McKee, Nursery Rhymes for the Unconditional and Unschooled

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