When the Bough Breaks
# When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks may refer to:

## Literature

* "When the bough breaks the cradle will fall", a line from the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby"
* When the Bough Breaks and Other Stories, a 1924 collection of short stories by Naomi Mitchison
* When the Bough Breaks (Duncan novel), a 1973 novel by Lois Duncan
* When the Bough Breaks (Kellerman novel), a 1985 novel by Jonathan Kellerman
* When the Bough Breaks, a 1993 novel by Mercedes Lackey and Holly Lisle

## 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

## Music

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