When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks may refer to:

In literature:

• "When the bough breaks the cradle will fall", a line from the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby"
• When the Bough Breaks (novel), a 1974 by Lois Duncan
• When the Bough Breaks (novel), a 1985 novel by Jonathan Kellerman
• When the Bough Breaks, a 1993 novel by Mercedes Lackey and Holly Lisle

In film and television:

• When the Bough Breaks (1947 film), a British film directed by Lawrence Huntington
• When the Bough Breaks (1986 film), a television adaptation of Jonathan Kellerman's novel, starring Ted Danson
• When the Bough Breaks (1993 film), a thriller by Michael Cohn
• When the Bough Breaks (2016 film), a psychological thriller film by Jon Cassar
• "When the Bough Breaks" (Castle), an episode of Castle
• "When the Bough Breaks" (Star Trek: The Next Generation), an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• "When the Bough Breaks" (Haven), an episode of Haven

In music:

• When the Bough Breaks (album), a 1997 album by Bill Ward

See also

• Down Will Come Baby, a 1999 American television film
• When the Wind Blows (disambiguation)