Humpy Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, all the King’s horses and all the King’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again … I am not a particularly controversial person, I have an ...

"Uff uff me, or my hearts will break," cried daughter (D) when presented, at age 3, with her new baby brother (S). Already she was integrating nursery rhyme words with her own language. S used the ...

We explore the origins, history and lyrics of one of the most popular children’s songs in the English-speaking world. Humpy Dumpty sat on the wall is one of the nation’s most enduringly popular ...

If you've always regarded dear old Humpty Dumpty as a benign egg, you may wish to avert your gaze now. Similarly, if you treasure a beloved collection of illustrated nursery rhymes from your youth, ...

The name Humpty Dumpty evokes an anthropomorphic egg, probably perched atop the wall that is soon to be, quite literally, his downfall. But recite the whole poem and you’ll notice something strange: ...