Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Roald Dahl

Sep 2007 · Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book 2 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

'Did we go too far?' Charlie asked.
'Too far?' cried Mr Wonka. 'Of course we went too far! We've gone into orbit!'


WHOOSH! Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and his family are cruising a thousand feet above the chocolate factory.

They can see the whole world below them, but they're not alone. The American Space Hotel has also just launched. Lurking inside are the Vermicious Knids - the most brutal beasts in the universe!
Can Charlie and Willy Wonka stop them from destroying everything?


The text in this edition of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator was updated in 2022 for young independent readers.

Ratings and reviews

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a really hilarious adventure book with lots of twist and turns, however in some of the book they find themselves in a stick situation. This book describes how hard it is to run a magical elevator. They go up into space in addition to this they get attacked by these horrible creatures! If you love Charlie and the chocolate factory you’ll love this amazing book because of the epic adventure they even the oomph loompas again also they go to minus land which is horrendous thought! I love this book so much and I strongly recommend it if you love brilliant flabbergasting adventure book also this book is written by Roald Dahl, and he is the most exquisite author ever! Richard (Age 10)

I really wish Ronald Dahl was still here, I was doing Ronald Dahl day a few weeks ago...

I loved it. It was great. But i did not read the whole story. Because i had to take it back to miss tesouras. But i maneged to read a few chapters. Like up to chapter 16.

About the author

Roald Dahl (Author)
Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER.

Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. In 1980 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration.