Dated event / Stratford

My Rice Is Best! with Selina Brown

Join Selina Brown for picture-book storytelling about Shane’s rice and peas and his friend Yinka’s jollof rice.

Venue: Bookshelves and a mirror inside Discover Children's Story Centre
Venue photo · Discover Children’s Story Centre / Marc Sethi
Who it’s for
Ages 3+
Price
£3 add-on; separate Day or Annual Entry ticket required
Where
Discover Children’s Story Centre, 383–387 High Street, Stratford, London E15 4QZ
E15 4QZ
When
to
London local time.
Accessibility
Venue has step-free entrances, a lift serving all floors and wheelchair-accessible toilets; there are no toilets on the second floor and no Changing Places toilet. Ear defenders and sensory bags can be borrowed, subject to availability.
Family facilities
Venue: toilets and baby changing, Venue: café and designated picnic spaces, Venue: buggy storage in basement or garden, Venue: first-floor Quiet Room, Venue: ear defenders and sensory bags to borrow, subject to availability

About this outing

Join Selina Brown for picture-book storytelling about Shane’s rice and peas and his friend Yinka’s jollof rice. Children help explore which favourite rice dish is best. The session is for ages 3+, on Saturday 24 October, 11.30am–12.30pm. The £3 event ticket is an add-on, with separate Day or Annual Entry to Discover required.

Planning your visit

  • Book a Day or Annual Entry ticket as well as the storytelling add-on.
  • Bring a sling for a pre-walker if possible: buggies cannot enter many play spaces; storage is available.
  • Bring your own food for designated indoor or garden picnic spots; no food in Story Worlds or events.
  • The café cannot heat baby food or milk.
  • Arrive in good time for booked add-on events: latecomers are not admitted.
  • Disabled visitors can book a concessionary ticket with one free companion/carer ticket; proof of eligibility may be requested.

About the venue: visitor reviews

4.3 / 5 on Google Maps · 1,974 reviews of the venue, not this event

In this small written sample, the two written reviews praise imaginative, hands-on play and an enjoyable visit with a young child. One also praises the staff and garden, while wishing for healthier café choices.

From a sample of 2 Google reviews; visitors’ opinions, not verified facilities information.

Checked 20 October 2026 at 20:17.

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