num_pages: 48
description: The classic story of Cinderella gains even more charm in this glamorous retelling by world-famous picture book writer and illustrator Shirley Hughes.Ella Cinders loves helping her father in his dress shop and laughing with her friend Buttons, the store's delivery boy. Then comes the terrible day when her father remarries and everything changes. Her stepmother makes her sew in the dreary basement. Her stepsisters mock her shabby dress. And to top it off, the new Mrs. Cinders forbids Ella to attend the duke's grand ball. Heartbroken, Ella is sure that her life will never be what she dreamed. But with the help of a fairy godmother and some sparkling courage of her own, this Cinderella discovers that dreams can come true in the most unexpected of ways.Join Ella amidst the dazzle and fashion of the roaring twenties as she takes happily ever after into her own hands!
language: English
title: Ella's Big Chance: A Jazz-Age Cinderella
titlecomplete: Ella's Big Chance: A Jazz-Age Cinderella
genres: Fairy Tales, Retellings, Fantasy, Picture Books, Childrens, Romance, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Fiction, Cinderella
ratings_count: 391
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Kate Greenaway Medal
publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers