The House that Rings with Music
Rivka Hecht & Tatio Viana
Category: Children's Picture Book
Hardcover | 32 pages |979-8-90115-024-5
Trim Size: 8.5” H x 10.3” W
Publication Date: July 7th, 2026
List Price: $18.99 USD
Publisher: Starfish Bay® Publishing
Genre: Fantasy / Magical Realism
Reading Level: Grade 3-4
Interest Level: Grades PreK-5
Guided Reading Level: O
Lexile® Measure: 620L
Accelerated Reader® Level/Poin: 3.6/0.5

A creative art-loving family hosts a spectacular evening of music and food for their community.

In a house filled with music, art, and joy, one family aims to delight the local community by hosting a spectacular celebration of entertainment and food. From baking cakes, creating costumes, and rehearsing harmonies, the magic and love for this special evening will inspire readers to put down their screens and embrace their own creativity. The House That Rings with Music is an exciting and joyous rhyming story about the wonders of art and family.

Rivka Hecht is a freelance writer and wordsmith residing in Victoria, Australia. As a creative, an intuitive empath, and an ardent booklover, she seeks to access her inner child and share her avid imagination to add more joy, magic and play to our world. The House That Rings with Music is Rivka’s first children’s picture book, inspired by her childhood as the eldest in a large musically and artistically talented family.

Tatio Viana is the nom de guerre of José Ignacio Viana Trujillo, an illustrator based in Madrid, Spain. Drawing since childhood, he spent over a decade as an advertising art director before daring to pursue what truly fascinated him: illustration. He now illustrates others’ words but dreams of illustrating his own stories.

 

Key Features:
  • Wonderfully descriptive rhyming text encourages phonological understanding.
  • Explores the importance of creativity and art within our local communities.
Themes:
  • Belonging and finding your place (primary theme)
  • Self-worth and acceptance
  • Being valued for who you are
  • Everyone has unique value
  • Appreciating differences
  • Home and community
  • The grass isn't always greener
  • Friendship and acceptance
  • Identity and self-perception
  • Art appreciation
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