Marcello Mouse and the Masked Ball by Julie Monks

A beautifully illustrated tale of a Venetian masked ball, and a mouse who slips in uninvited–how will the feline guests react to the intruder? In the deepest, darkest corner of Venice a lonely mouse called Marcello longs for the music and excitement of a masked ball, but there’s just one problem. Marcello is not invited! But with a leap and a hop and a flick of his tail–and a rather cunning disguise–he bravely slips into the Grand Palace. It’s a dangerous decision for a little mouse, to gatecrash a pussycat ball.