{"product_id":"a-dress-like-ella-s","title":"A Dress Like Ella’s","description":"\u003cp\u003eLena arranged her books by colour, moved the plant into the good light, and turned her bedroom into a photo studio. Almost nobody liked it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt starts with one video. Ella Rose — twenty-two, London, Paris on Monday and Tokyo by Friday — and suddenly Lena's own house looks faded. Her drawings look childish. Dad's story about the neighbours' cat stealing cheese isn't funny any more. So Lena copies everything: the poses, the captions, the sparkly pink dress she begs Mum for. She drops her best friend Emma for being 'too ordinary.' Then Emma posts a video of her, captioned 'When you try to be someone else...' Then Lena wins the local drawing competition — and the guest of honour is Ella Rose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBackstage, behind a half-open door, Lena finds out what the camera never shows, and what she does next is entirely her own choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor parents: a story about comparing yourself to everyone online — wanting the dress, the room, the whole life a stranger is posting — and the quiet cost at home when a child stops seeing what she already has. It names the problem plainly, never lectures, and lets Lena work it out herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout, with discussion questions, family activities, puzzles and games, and an original song, 'Shine as You Are,' after the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers ages 8–12 who love real-life friendship stories, illustrated chapter books, and characters who mess up and fix it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 4 of Lena's Real Life Adventures. Each book stands alone — start anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookVAULT Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":67758934950192,"sku":"9781807388362","price":13.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781807388362.jpg?v=1788947186","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/a-dress-like-ella-s","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}