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Ella's Big Chance

Ella's Big Chance

by Shirley Hughes (Illustrator)

  • Used

    Paperback 2005

    $4.16

  • Used

    Hardcover 2003

    $3.89
Synopsis

Mr Cinders was a dressmaker and ran 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. Then 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 Cinderella is set in the 1920s and the paintings feature Shirley's own costume designs, inspired by the great French couturiers of the period.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 48
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Red Fox Picture Books
Published: 07 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 0099433095
ISBN 13: 9780099433095
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
 Book Overview: This Kate Greenaway Medal winner is a spectacular re-telling of Cinderella from one of the world's most popular and best-loved author/illustrators.

Media Reviews
The pictures are glamourous, romantic and atmospheric . . . but the twists in the story are among the reasons why this book is so satisfying . . . This is a truly happy ending * The Sunday Times *
Hughes continues to grant our wishes by bringing stories to life with her mastery of text and joy of illustration -- Lesley Agnew * The Bookseller *
Hughes' warm colours capture the magic of the period and the story will captivate readers * The Good Book Guide *
This stylish book is joyously illustrated . . . The costume designs are original and inspired by the great French couturiers. The delightful, surprising finale will satisfy all romantics * Carousel *
Shirley Hughes will win the hearts of body-conscious girls with Ella's Big Chance -- Geraldine Brennan * TES *
Author Bio
Shirley was born in West Kirby, near Liverpool, and studied fashion and dress design at Liverpool Art School, before continuing her studies at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford. She then embarked on a career as a freelance illustrator in London, where she still lives today. She illustrated other writers' work, including Noel Streatfeild, Alison Uttley, Ian Seraillier, Margaret Mahy and notably Dorothy Edwards's My Naughty Little Sister series. Shirley began to write and draw her own picture books when her children were young. Her first book - Lucy and Tom's Day - was published in 1960, and she followed it with, among others, Dogger and the Alfie series. Shirley Hughes has won the Other Award, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, and the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration twice, for Dogger in 1977 and for Ella's Big Chance in 2003. In 2007 Dogger was voted the public's favourite Greenaway winner of all time. Shirley received an OBE in 1999 for services to Children's Literature, and a CBE in 2017. She is the first recipient of Booktrust's Lifetime Achievement Award.