The story of Ben is fiction, but it could be the story of more than one jazz musician who grew up in the twenties. Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent, but in page after page of striking art seems to convey the very sound of music.

Ben在放学回家的路上，喜欢去Zig Zag Jazz Club逗留一会儿，让自己沉浸在充满音乐的世界里。 Ben 非常享受空气中充满着钢琴声、萨克斯風、鼓、小号...等这些和谐又愉悦的乐器声，这些美妙的旋律总是萦绕在Ben脑海里。当中，小号美妙的声音更是让Ben久久难以忘怀。回到家中，Ben 还会吹着他无形的小号给家人、朋友听。某天，当Ben 坐在Zig Zag Jazz Club的门廊前，随着屋内传来的旋律吹奏他无形的小号时，有位男士称赞他吹的真好听。这位男士正是Zig Zag Jazz Club里吹小号的乐手，而他的称赞与鼓励也开启了Ben 的梦想之路。

Featuring stunning, evocative black-and-white art, this Caldecott Honor book concerns a boy growing up in the 1920s who aspires to be a jazz musician--"Ben thinks the trumpeter is the cat's meow."