Kids' Poetry Club

This week, Queenie and Chicken are spring cleaning in the Club, which means emptying all of the drawers and cupboards. To their surprise, at the back of a cupboard, they find a dusty set of keys. I wonder what they open? If it’s not the Club or the garden shed, what could it be? Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with three poems read by this week's poets: Elena, Kuhu and Madeline.

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This week, Queenie and Chicken have found their shed almost empty and so are looking for all of the tools that they have loaned to their friends. Clearly, what they need is a better way of keeping track of who has borrowed which tool.  Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with poems read by this week's poets: Achyut, Bennett, Evelyn, and Sanaskriti.

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This week, Chicken is under the sink trying to figure out why the water isn't running. While she does that, Queenie is busy passing her tools and looking through the boxes they found in the cupboard. Perhaps there's a way to use all of the old clothes to make a new scarecrow. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with poems read by this week's poets: Isabelle, Jordan, Katherine, and Molly.

This week, Queenie asks Little Dazzy Donuts for help in figuring out why she is having such strange dreams about Hedgehog each night. After thinking it through, they decide that Queenie is missing her friend while they are hibernating and she ends up making a cake that she knows that Hedgehog would have enjoyed. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with poems read by this week's poets: Amogh, Evie, Kas...

This week, Queenie and Chicken are trying out creative ways of using a box of lemons that arrived in the mail. After a few unusual cookie combinations, they hit on the idea of making lemonade. But, will lemonade be a hit on a cold, snowy day? Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with three poems read by this week's poets: Aarav, Chloe, Jeyan and Nora. 

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This week, Queenie is planning a big party to send Hedgehog off to hibernation in style, but is stuck as to what to plan. Making ice-cream cakes and booking clowns turn out to not be winning ideas, and so what will be? While Queenie noodles, Little Dazzy Donuts  announces the winning poetry and art from the recent Fun In The Sun competition to celebrate 33 winners living in 12 different countries.

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This week, Queenie , Chicken, and Hedgehog return from an early morning hike with many more questions than they have answers. Fortunately, local geography teacher Digger Don is at the end of the phone line to explain where hills and valleys come from, what's underneath grass, and why rivers don't always flow in a straight line. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with three poems read by this wee...

This week, Queenie and Chicken are preparing to cheer Postie Dale as he races past the Club in a 70-mile cycle race. However, their first thought of offering sandwiches and cake may not be the best idea. Surely there's a way that they can use an old cow costume and a saucepan! While Little Dazzy Donuts prepares for his role as the rear end of the cow, he keeps everyone entertained with three poems read by this week's poet...

This week, Queenie is organizing a runway show at the Club complete with new major fashion lines from Chicken and the amazing House of Hedgehog. As the sewing machines buzz and material flies around the room, the big question is who will be the runway model? While Little Dazzy Donuts prepares for his star role, he keeps everyone entertained with four poems read by this week's poets: Arjun, Isaac, Kiswah, and Zymal. 

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This week, Queenie is organizing a major concert series at the Club, and has invited some of the biggest names in music as headline acts. With the whole town excited and ready to come along, the big question is whether any of the acts will actually turn up. If not, who will perform on the stage? Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with four poems read by this week's poets: Alika, Darren, Ilina, and Ya...

This week, Queenie, Chicken and Shasta are organizing an autumn fair complete with a hook-the-pear game, pumpkin art, guess the weight of the marrow, and hot apple cider. However, the star attraction will be Little Dazzy Donuts and the Dunk Tank.  While Little Dazzy Donuts awaits a watery fate, he keeps everyone entertained with four poems read by this week's poets: Amogh, Bella, Ezra, and Syed. 

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This week, Queenie and Chicken are tackling a 978 piece jigsaw puzzle while they wait for the rain to stop and wonder whether Hedgehog accidentally walked off with the missing 22 pieces. However, with every piece being a shade of yellow, they are yet to find two that fit together.  Perhaps they will have better luck with all of the board games in the cupboard. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with four ...

This week, Queenie, Chicken and Hedgehog are back from their trip to Europe, and Queenie is keen to recreate the yummy stroopwafels that they enjoyed eating in the Netherlands. However, with very few items in the fridge, it could be tough to make something as yummy as a stroopwafel. Let's see how close she gets! Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts keeps everyone entertained with four poems read by this week's poets: Eniola...

This week, Queenie is locked out of the Club, with Hedgehog asleep inside together with all of the bags for their trip to Europe. With their vacation under threat, can Queenie and Little Dazzy Donuts think of a way to wake up Hedgehog in time? While they noodle, they check out all of the winning poems and art from the recent My Favorite Things competition and celebrate 25 winners living in 7 different countries.

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This week, Queenie is writing a cooking book containing all of her favorite recipes. If only she could remember how to cook any of them. So, to figure them out, she heads into the kitchen to make her infamous banana and broccoli tart. Meanwhile, Little Dazzy Donuts helps Hedgehog to get a passport and acts as the food taster. Along the way, they enjoy poems read by this week's poets: Arlene, Eitan, Manasa, and Scarlett. 
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This week, Queenie, Chicken, Hedgehog, and Shasta are planning their summer trip with the help of a map, some pins, and red wool. However, it looks like they will need ladders and snorkels to get between locations. Perhaps Little Dazzy Donuts can solve their mystery and help them to settle on an itinerary. Along the way, they enjoy poems read by this week's poets: Amogh, Cerys, Kuhu, and Kylian.

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This week, Queenie is excited to receive a parcel of poems from her friends Lisa and Sheila, who work at Scotland’s National Centre for Languages. The poems are six of the winners of this year's Mother Tongue Other Tongue competition, and are in the languages of Akrikaans, Bulgarian, Doric, French, Italian, Spanish, and Urdu. To find out more about the poems and the competition, Queenie calls up her friends for a chat, and the...

This week, Little Dazzy Donuts arrives at the Club to enjoy some reading only to find that he completely misheard Queenie and they are actually weeding. Fortunately, weeding the veggie garden provides the perfect excuse to learn all about weeds and ways of giving them a new home.  Along the way, they listen to some of the entries to the current competition on My Favorite Things, including poems from Amasha, Anderson, Cameron, and M...