Danté and his mama move in with his uncles and cousin after they lose their home. Mama promises they’ll have a place of their own again soon, but Danté misses Luna Park, where they lived. Uncle Ron, a sax player, begins teaching Danté how to play the saxophone, giving him a small one to practice on. When Uncle Ron tells Danté he should name his saxophone—Uncle Ron’s sax is Charlene, after Danté’s grandmamma—Danté names it Luna. Danté practices all summer long. There are highs, like blowing his first clear note (“Solid”) but also continued sadness because his mama works hard and they still lost their home. “Turn yo’ blues into yo’ muse,” suggests Uncle Joe. By the time the leaves are turning gold, Danté is ready for a short song on stage with his uncles’ band. “It isn’t perfect, but I keep playing all the way to the end. … Maybe someday, Mama and I will have our own house again. Until then, my uncles’ house is our house. Solid.” A warm, honest picture book centering feelings around loss and change features a Black boy and his lively, supportive extended family. Musical imagery appears in the background and throughout the vibrant mixed-media illustrations.

"A resonant tale of a boy dealing with change in his own way." --Kirkus Reviews

From debut author Allen R. Wells and New York Times bestselling illustrator Shamar Knight-Justice comes a tender and heartwarming picture book about a boy affected by housing insecurity who learns the power of expressing his feelings through music.

When Danté and his mother lose their housing, they move in with Uncle Ron and Uncle Joe. It's tough at first, as Danté misses his friends and his neighborhood, so Uncle Ron teaches him to play the saxophone. Together they practice every day, DO-RE-MI-FA-RROOWWRR! Learning how to play is hard, especially when you have the blues. Can Danté turn his blues into his muse