On Friendship…

Friendship is no plant of hasty growth, Though planted in esteem's deep-fixed soil, The gradual culture of kind intercourse Must bring it to perfection. By Joanna Baillie

Lyrics to Anna Banana and Hannah Banana with an MP3

A third grader named Marisa taught me a hand clapping rhyme called “Hannah Banana”. It comes from a jump rope rhyme called “Anna Banana”. The lyrics to “Anna Banana” are: Anna Banana Plays the piana. All she can play Is the Star Spangled Banner. Anna Banana split. “Hannah Banana”, on the other hand, is a hand clapping rhyme. [...]

Raffi Lyrics and Musical Arrangements

Many children love Raffi's music! I've just discovered something wonderful on his site… Raffi's Lyrics and Scores - which include his specific arrangements to many of the songs he sings. Enjoy! Mama Lisa

A Nursery Rhyme Story and Illustration

Young nursery rhyme lovers will enjoy this little story featuring Mother Goose characters.  Kids who aren't familiar with a lot of nursery rhymes can learn new ones.  I made each character linkable to a page where you can read that character's rhyme.  At the end of the story is an illustration that includes many of [...]

Does Anyone Know a Rhyme about Moving on Different Days of the Week?

AFG wrote to me: Have you any knowledge of a rhyme which includes each day of the week and has to do with “Moving House” ? i.e… Move on Monday and . . . Move on Tuesday and . . . Move on Wednesday and . . . etc. etc AFG. If anyone can help out with [...]

Chenodia - Mother Goose in Dead Languages

Chenodia, The Classic Mother Goose (1871) by John Bigelow was just released online.  It appears to be the traditional English nursery rhymes translated into Latin and Ancient Greek. If anyone knows anything else about this text, please let us know in the comments below. Mama Lisa

There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe

I've loved the image of the old woman living in the shoe since I was a child.  (So much so, that it inspired the Mama Lisa logo!)  Of course, the rhyme itself leaves something to be desired… There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children she [...]

Nursery Rhyme Illustrations

I've just started adding illustrations from The Only True Mother Goose Melodies to my nursery rhyme site, Mama Lisa's House of Nursery Rhymes.  This book was published and copyrighted in Boston in 1833 by Munroe & Francis. All the rhymes from the book are already part of the site.  So it's nice to add these classic [...]

Some Proverbs about Earth for Earth Day

Here are some proverbs for Earth Day… Old Proverbs: -The Earth produces all things and receives all again. -Earth is the Best Shelter -What the heaven showers down, the Earth drinks up. (Greek Proverb) This one is not about the Earth, but it involves the Earth. -Six feet of earth make all men of one size. (Italian - Sei pie di [...]