The Box Rocket lands in Stratford

Neandra Etienne

The Box Rocket is a new interactive exhibition created by Discover Children’s Story Centre with award-winning illustrator, author and character designer Dapo Adeola, and author Tolá Okogwu.

The exhibition features the character Rocket and her cat Luna from Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola’s award-winning and best-selling picture books Look Up! and Clean Up!, published by Puffin. Visitors will travel on an adventure in a homemade rocket ship, arriving on a planet where they must complete an important story-mission.

Karla Barnacle-Best, CEO of Discover, said: “Both Dapo and Tolá have visited Discover for hugely popular events in the past, and it’s great to be working with them on bringing this new space-themed world to life.

“We can’t wait to open up the (box) rocket ship and take our family and school visitors on an intergalactic adventure.”

Look Up! was awarded the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2020. Dapo was named illustrator of the year at the British Book Awards in 2022.

Dapo Adeola said: “I’m super stoked to be working with the amazing talent that is Tolá Okogwu and the awesome Discover team to bring you this exhi-