Mirella Rosso’s family lives in Rome, Italy, but they spend each weekend in a small village called Ronciglione. Her grandmother also has a home there, on the other side of town. While taking a basketful of sweet pastries to her nonna, Mirella is unexpectedly stopped by a resident who has more than one kind of mischief up her fabulous, furry sleeve. 

Ronciglione is known in Italy as the Carnival town and has hosted the most popular masked event in Tuscia for centuries. Much like New Orleans' Carnival, this fabulous kid's book features many lavish Carnival-inspired costumes.

Dr. Tamara Pizzoli (Author, local New Orleans) and Cynthia Barrera (Illustrator)