With her gift for "seeing" music, and the guidance of Antonio Vivaldi, Anna Maria - a young orphan - learns to paint beautiful pictures with her violin and finds a home in the heart of her famiglia musicale. Here, their fictionalized story unfolds as Antonio Vivaldi guides Anna Maria toward becoming one of the most celebrated violinists of her time. Jan Coates lives in Wolfville, NS. Illustrator Francois Thisdale lives near Montreal, QC.