In some mysterious way, nursery rhymes are part of who we are. We all remember them from childhood and, in turn, tell them to our children and grandchildren.
It doesn’t seem to matter if the language is archaic or if the rhymes make no sense. They just keep on going, generation after generation, century after century.
Children love nonsense, of course. Perhaps this is what has kept nursery rhymes alive. Adults, on the other hand, love explanations and sometimes nursery rhymes can be explained as dreamlike half-memories of worlds long-gone.
Book three uncovers the fascinating backstory to RUB A DUB DUB, THREE MEN IN A TUB… and other well known nursery rhymes….