Jack and the meanstalk Book

This is a decent little story with a twist on Jack and the Beanstalk. The artwork - namely the plant and monster at the center of the story - was lovely but the rest was lacking IMO. The rest of the illustrations were bland compared to the plant and monster. Maybe this was done intentionally to bring attention to the plant but my attention was brought to the disappointing, bland background more than anything.
I'd thought, from just glancing through, that this would just be beyond what my imagination likes but since I'm reading these with - and for - Julia I plowed ahead. But I ended up liking it.
Basically, Professor Jack wanted to invent a way to make his crops grow faster and since he's a scientist he had the means to try this out. The day after putting his new invention on his plant he wakes up to a loud crash and finds his plant has already grown through the roof of his house. The plant keeps growing and growing and of course everyone comes to see this miracle. People start getting fearful as the plant doesn't stop or slow down. The plant finally gets so large that it's roots start to come out of the earth which demolishes the town and surrounding areas.
Then, a satellite picture shows an alien monster climbing down the plant towards earth - and the people.
No one knows what to do but the animals, who are also being uprooted, come up with a plan. The animals save the day and the world and from then on Jack "let nature take its course."