I bought this book for my partner who wanted to sing to our newborn baby but couldn't remember the words or music to any of the nursery rhymes that she used to know. Most of the rhymes were familiar to her and some were new, but overall the tape and book were a hit with all of us, my partner, the baby and myself alike. The baby obviously liked the music and we were additionally surprised when the lyrics revealed the disturbing things that people get up to in some of the stories. Perhaps I'll look out for a book on the origins nursery rhymes to satisfy our curiosity about the stories.