We all know “Jack and Jill” just as we are familiar with what happened between Little Miss Muffett and the spider and what Little Jack Horner did while he sat in a corner. Most of us are familiar with these …[Continue]
Mother Goose rhymes
Mother Goose Rhymes: Why They Are So Popular
Mother Goose has long been part of the culture in English-speaking countries, especially the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. Her rhymes have been a staple in the lives of millions upon millions of children for several hundred years, …[Continue]
Mother Goose: Mystery and Myth
Most of us know and love Mother Goose rhymes because we grew up with them. In fact, even as we get older, most of us can still recite various nursery rhymes from memory, including “Itsy Bitsy Spider”, “Jack and Jill” …[Continue]
Mother Goose: A Brief History
We all know and love Mother Goose and her rhymes; however, we don’t know very much about the actual woman who was dubbed Mother Goose, if there even was such a woman, or the history of the rhymes she is …[Continue]
