Publication of Mary Had a Little Lamb

Date: May 24, 1830 • Location: London, United Kingdom

The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was first published as a poem by Sarah Josepha Hale.

A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and other European countries, but usage of the term dates only from c. 1800. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes. Nursery rhymes can be considered a type of childlore.