• Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

  • By: Roald Dahl
  • Narrated by: Douglas Hodge
  • Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (795 ratings)

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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

By: Roald Dahl
Narrated by: Douglas Hodge
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Publisher's summary

Now that he's won the chocolate factory, what's next for Charlie?

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world’' first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable, intergalactic joyride.

©1972 Roald Dahl (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Dahl's phenomenal popularity among children speaks for his breathless storytelling charms." (Publishers Weekly)

“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian...[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” (The New York Times)

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Love it

I love the book so much just like most Roahld Dahl book there so funny

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A great book

There was a lot of yelling and whispering
But overall vary enjoyable for the whole family

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AWESOME narration!

The story is phenomenal and the way it is read (the voices, the accents etc.) kept my 5th grade students captivated and glued to the edge of their seats. This is by far THE BEST narration I've heard to date!

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Great, but the first was better

I loved this book, but it doesn't come close to the first one. The plot is a bit wild. Still, Charlie is one of my favorite characters and I love his adventures! 🍫🍫🍫

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FANTASTIC‼️ Listen 3X‼️♾

🌟♾Fantastic and wonderfully read (English accents)😃🌟

Well worth hearing SEVERAL MORE TIMES‼️
— ALL WONDERFUL, FUN, and FUNNY‼️😆

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The best book ever my kids just keep reading it

I like that is so funny and I am sad that the author is dead

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It’s the greatest

I love space and this is SO funny! 👍🏼👍🏼😂😂😇 Vermicios Knids have a funny name and I recommend this if you’ve read the first one.

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OMG

you got to read this 🤣 grandma pulled Mr Wonka omg my favorite part (🤎 now I want chocolate 🍫)

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I love this story.

This story is funny and I love it, but I like the one better on Youtube.

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You should read this book

Omg sooo good I read it all the time also their is a 3 book and such a big cliffhanger like in my mind I was like god give me the 3 book please!!!
Nothing I didn’t like all of it was soo good that I could not speak because I was soo entertained of the story!! 😱😱

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