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Part of my lesson plan recently has been singing Willoughby Walliby Woo. I'm trying to brain storm other letters. [more inside]
posted by kathrynm on Sep 15, 2024 - 13 answers

I would love some help finding new tracks for my playlist. [more inside]
posted by Hermione Dies on May 11, 2024 - 20 answers

I am looking for a children's book that features Mother Goose's nursery rhymes, but with the words updated for today's generation. I want the rhymes to follow traditional Mother Goose and the writing to be less outdated or nonsensical. I am sick of explaining to my toddler why the farmer's wife cut off the blind mice's tails with a carving knife—it's too macabre and pointless—but we love the traditional melodies. My dream is a nursery rhyme that uses 3 Blind Mice melody updated about the Black Lives Matter movement, for instance, or just less gibberish than the originals (I get that silly rhymes are fun for kids, so I'm open to that). Illustrations would also be great, since it's a kid's book.
posted by Jason and Laszlo on Mar 20, 2021 - 7 answers

I'm looking for current, actively publishing poets who write in rhyming verse. Also, the poems should be good. Thank you.
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? on Mar 14, 2019 - 13 answers

My family is doing the trot-trot rhyme with my neice at our Thanksgiving party, the one that starts, "Trot-trot to Boston, trot-trot to Lynn…" Do people not from Massachusetts do this? If so, do you trot-trot to other towns? [more inside]
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The on Nov 22, 2018 - 59 answers

My son is 9 and one of my favorite things to do is gently aggravate him with dad-esque sayings. [more inside]
posted by Twicketface on Oct 5, 2015 - 79 answers

I need to craft a Seuss-like ditty for the gift portion of a baby shower invitation, but my rhyming skills have deserted me. Could you, would you, with a goat? Would you, could you, on a boat? [more inside]
posted by DarlingBri on Oct 23, 2013 - 13 answers

I'm looking for examples of songs that do not rhyme. [more inside]
posted by gt2 on Jul 22, 2013 - 57 answers

What's your version of Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around? Miss Susie had a steamboat? Cinderella dressed in yella? [more inside]
posted by librarylis on May 19, 2009 - 73 answers

I work in a library. We have storytime and baby's rhymes for toddlers and infants. Unfortunately I hate singing. But I have a good attitude and I'm willing to get in there. Please, librarians and parents everywhere - what are your best rhymes/songs that require a minimum of singing!? Other ideas for interactive things to add to my storytimes would be good too! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 31, 2009 - 12 answers

Can anyone remember a silly "poem" that has the line: "and then they fell from the floor up to the balcony and broke the front side of their back" [more inside]
posted by mbatch on Mar 26, 2009 - 5 answers

Teach me new creepy children's rhymes. [more inside]
posted by Caduceus on Mar 23, 2009 - 38 answers

At least two English nursery rhymes (The Muffin Man and Oranges and Lemons) reference real, geographically precise locations. What are some non-English nursery rhymes that encapsulate an equivalent level of geographical (meaning, actual street names and/or distinct locations) detail?
posted by Chrischris on Mar 16, 2009 - 4 answers

Ogden Nash made quite a splash. And somewhat darker, Dottie Parker. Silverstein was near divine, And all revere old Edward Lear. But now I suffer from a curse: My thirst for rhyme has grown perverse! I need a doctor or a nurse; My problem is becoming worse. So lest I end up in a hearse, Please point me t'wards some more light verse!
posted by Robot Johnny on Jul 13, 2006 - 59 answers

We were discussing the source of playground rhymes/mythology/logic. Is there an example of a piece of nationally or internationally popular playground lore we can trace to a specific author?
posted by Protocols of the Elders of Awesome on Jan 2, 2006 - 8 answers