The Rocket Book

"The Rocket Book" by Peter Newell is a charming children's story about a rocket that goes astray. It tells the tale of a young boy named Fritz who finds a rocket in his basement and decides to light it. The rocket zooms upwards through the building, creating chaos on every floor and making a mess of people's lives. The story uses creative pictures and funny rhymes to capture the surprise and comical disasters of the rocket's journey. The rocket's adventure ends with an unexpected landing.