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 is 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's first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable, intergalactic joyride. Annotation Taking up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory leaves off, Charlie, his family, and Mr. Wonka find themselves launched into space in the great glass elevator.

　　这是《查理和巧克力工厂》的续集。查理得到了巧克力工厂的继承权后，他们乘大玻璃升降机回到家，准备将爸爸、妈妈和爷爷、奶奶、外公、外婆一起接到工厂来。旺卡先生驾驶升降机向工厂飞回去，可是升降机越飞越高，竟然进入了太空轨道。这时，全世界的观众正通过电视转播观看美国的太空旅馆开张仪式，他们眼睁睁地看着看着一个奇怪的大玻璃升降机在面前晃悠，看着它大模大样地闯进了太空旅馆，里面有一个古怪的小个子先生，一个小男孩和几个大人、穿着睡袍的老太太和老先生，而且几个老人家还睡在一个古怪的大床上！美国总统在他的智囊团的帮助下，确信眼前的这群“人”就是可怕的外星人。他们手足无措，总统先生只好求助自己的保姆兼副总统……正当旺卡先生和查理一家得意洋洋之际，真正的外星人来了，那可是宇宙间最残暴的外星蠕虫克尼德！克尼德无情地攻击美国飞船和大玻璃升降机……后来，查理他们终于摆脱了克尼德人——让他们化为灰烬，回到了巧克力工厂。接下来，由于几位老人贪吃了旺卡先生的旺卡维他药，约瑟芬奶奶和乔治姥爷变成了婴儿，而乔治娜姥姥已消失了，进入了负数人地带。经历了一番冒险过程，才让他们恢复原状。最后，他们又收到了白宫的邀请……

1975年，《查理和大玻璃升降机》获萨里学校年度书籍奖（Surrey School Award）。

"A sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory finds the familiar characters orbiting through space in a magic glass elevator. It's all good fun and suspense."
--Publishers Weekly