In the story, a mole plays a violin under the ground, and a soldier is so moved by the music that he ends the war. The mole doesn’t realize the impact his playing has on the world.
Mole wonders, “What will people say when they hear my music?” but he doesn’t realize that they are sitting on top of his burrow listening to his beautiful violin. After working hard in the hot midday sun, the farmers sit around the acorn trees at dusk, relaxed and at ease, listening to Mole play.
Mole’s beautiful music has the power to change the world, to fill a void in one’s heart, to reach deep into the hearts of others, and to melt away anger and sadness. This is a picture book that clearly answers the difficult question of what art is and what it can do. It also presents the quality of life issue that humans cannot live on bread alone.
