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: ...

"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 ...

Many of us grew up singing the children's nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty, the story of a giant egg who fell off a wall and cracked. Just to remind you how it goes: "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty ...

The BBC was yesterday accused of 'outrageous' political correctness after changing the words to a nursery rhyme on a children's show. CBeebies programme Something Special altered the words to Humpty ...

Turns out, our entire childhood is a lie. Humpty Dumpty is perhaps one of the most popular nursery rhymes that still has the power to throw Brits across the nation into a big-warm cuddle of fond ...