Cabinet of Wonder is a multimedia collaboration between American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Chicago Children’s Theatre, along with Manual Cinema, a collective of artists and a team of early childhood educators. It was designed to be a powerful educational and enrichment tool for teachers and parents of children ages 3-6, but it will bring hours of joy to people of all ages. With a collection of professionally produced musical recordings and inventive videos, Cabinet of Wonder reimagines Mother Goose and her famous canon of rhymes for a new generation. 

This is not your mother’s Mother Goose!

We have prepared this content-rich website for young children, their teachers, and parents. It provides all the materials needed to use Cabinet of Wonder in the classroom or at home. Please explore the site, download the rhymes, music, photographs, videos, sheet music, teaching guides, and other print resources.  We hope that you have hours of joyful discovery and take away what you’ve learned from Cabinet of Wonder and share it with others. This well-rounded and innovative program is a labor of love. All the resources and content of cabinetofwonder.org are provided free of charge to everyone, everywhere. We hope you enjoy your journey to Rhyming Town with Mother Goose and all her fascinating characters in the Land of Make Believe. 

You’re as welcome as can be!