num_pages: 40
description: Ben wants to be a trumpeter, but plays only an imaginary instrument until one of the musicians in a neighborhood night club discovers his ambition.
language: English
title: Ben's Trumpet
titlecomplete: Ben's Trumpet
genres: Music, Jazz, Cultural, Picture Books, Childrens, Juvenile, African American, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1643
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Caldecott Medal
publisher: Live Oak Media