It's a good thing Cinnamon has Aunt Rissa around to explain things, like how old bulls turn into bicycles when they retire, or how tigers get their stripes each time they try to escape the zoo. Gran says it doesn't work that way, but Gran doesn't know things like Aunt Rissa does.
In this collection of short stories, Aunt Rissa's wisdom helps Cinnamon stir up a healthy helping of trouble, but she manages to land in loving arms each time.