Ella's Big Chance

Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal - a spectacular re-telling of Cinderella from one of the world’s best-loved author/illustrators Mr Cinders was a dressmaker, with a shop in town. After his wife died, he was left to bring up their daughter, Ella, on his own. They lived happily until Mr Cinders married again. Poor Ella was treated horribly by her stepmother and two bullying stepsisters, but found solace in her friend, Buttons. One day, everyone except Ella is invited to a grand ball given by the Duchess of Arc for her handsome son. But, on this very special evening there is more than a little magic in the air… This outstanding re-telling of the Cinderella story is set in the 1920s, and the paintings feature Shirley Hughes’s own costume designs, inspired by the great French couturiers of the period. A delightful, surprise ending completes this enchanting, imaginative adaptation.