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The rhyme as illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler. " Baa, Baa, Black Sheep " is an English nursery rhyme, the earliest printed version of which dates from around 1744. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries. It is sung to a variant of the 18th century French melody "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman".
Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book was published in London by Mary Cooper in May, 1744. It was originally a sequel to a now-lost first volume published earlier that year. [1][2][3][4] The rhymes and illustrations were printed from copper plates, the text being stamped with punches into the plates, a technique borrowed from map and music printing.
Illustration by William Wallace Denslow (1902) Nursery rhyme. Songwriter (s) Sarah Josepha Hale, John Roulstone. " Mary Had a Little Lamb " is an English language nursery rhyme of nineteenth-century American origin, first published by American writer Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7622.
Wee Willie Winkie, and other stories. " Baa Baa, Black Sheep " is a semi-autobiographical short story by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1888. [1] The story deals with the unkind treatment that Kipling received between the ages of 6 and 11 in a foster home in Southsea. This subject is also discussed in the novel The Light That Failed published in ...
The ABC Song. " The ABC Song " [a] is the best-known song used to recite the English alphabet in alphabetical order. It is commonly used to teach the alphabet to children in English-speaking countries. "The ABC Song" was first copyrighted in 1835 by Boston music publisher Charles Bradlee. The melody is from a 1761 French music book and is also ...
The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs. [1] The first known book containing a collection of these texts was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, which was published by Mary Cooper in 1744 ...
For the album by Current 93, see All the Pretty Little Horses (album). For other uses, see All the Pretty Horses (disambiguation). " All the Pretty Little Horses " (also known as " Hush-a-bye ") is a traditional lullaby from the United States. It has inspired dozens of recordings and adaptations, as well as the title of Cormac McCarthy 's 1992 ...
As with most products of oral tradition, there are many variations to the rhyme. The most common modern version is: Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, And doesn't know where to find them; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, Wagging (bringing) their tails behind them. [1] 19th century educational game Little Bo-Peep, by Walter Crane, c ...