Sing
nursery rhyme
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Best Age
Best Age
wk 0–104
Category
Sing
Audio Track & Sing-Along Available in BabyNook
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About this song
Perhaps the most universally known lullaby in the English-speaking world, set to an 18th-century French melody (the same tune as the ABC song). A bedtime staple across the US, UK, and Canada, its slow, gentle melody and repetitive lines make it ideal for soothing and for early listening.
How to do it (Step by step)
- Sing it softly at bedtime, slowing the tempo.
- Twinkle your fingers like stars above your baby.
- Pause on the last line and lower your voice to a whisper.
Lyrics & Rhyme
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!