This is a fictional story. The illustrations are done in rich oil paintings that bring the characters to life. The content of this story is about a little girl, Delia, who hears music everywhere she goes in the city of Charleston, South Carolina. She can hear music in the street vendor's callings, carpenters, rain drops on the tin roof, her mama's laughter, jump roping, and the horses on the streets. The reading level of this book is from grades two to four. The curricular connections could be Charleston, South Carolina, noises, African American history, and historical fiction.