The MC - a boy lives in a house with a family that happens to have a very overbearing grandmother, who loves this glass object. I think it was by a window. The MC drops it and breaks it, so he goes down to the basement and begins using the glue to try and fix it.
He sees a large hole in the wall, goes through, and exits through a cupboard. I think it is the home of a giant. He was baking food, stored it in the cupboard, and the MC destroyed it. He has a mother. Something happens, and MC is swept up in an adventure in this surreal alternate world. Similar vibe to the Phantom Tollbooth, I think.
Among the adventures, he has some companions.
One is a piece of a log with eyes and a voice. They visit some people I think are called the Danes, who seem tall and lanky, and received awards for being happy, I think. MC somehow gets them angry, and I think he escapes through a door. The other side is some city; I think a parade is happening.
There is a Queen Bee who doesn't like MC and is defeated. I think the bee has a human face. MC returns, something happens with his father, I think.
It had illustrations - probably black and white. It is obscure apparently, and I've been trying to find it. I only found it in a Scholastic-sponsored book fair in my public school in the Northeast USA.
The cover of the exact copy I had was similar to this one:
Either that or I'm wrong because I bought it in a set with that book (Holes). The cover of the one I had depicted MC in the basement with the hole that led to his adventure behind him. It is not anime-style nor is it manga or anything like that. I checked with AI and several other search engines, but it unfortunately couldn't find this book.
He sees a large hole in the wall, goes through, and exits through a cupboard. I think it is the home of a giant. He was baking food, stored it in the cupboard, and the MC destroyed it. He has a mother. Something happens, and MC is swept up in an adventure in this surreal alternate world. Similar vibe to the Phantom Tollbooth, I think.
Among the adventures, he has some companions.
One is a piece of a log with eyes and a voice. They visit some people I think are called the Danes, who seem tall and lanky, and received awards for being happy, I think. MC somehow gets them angry, and I think he escapes through a door. The other side is some city; I think a parade is happening.
There is a Queen Bee who doesn't like MC and is defeated. I think the bee has a human face. MC returns, something happens with his father, I think.
It had illustrations - probably black and white. It is obscure apparently, and I've been trying to find it. I only found it in a Scholastic-sponsored book fair in my public school in the Northeast USA.
The cover of the exact copy I had was similar to this one:
Either that or I'm wrong because I bought it in a set with that book (Holes). The cover of the one I had depicted MC in the basement with the hole that led to his adventure behind him. It is not anime-style nor is it manga or anything like that. I checked with AI and several other search engines, but it unfortunately couldn't find this book.
