John Cage was a pioneering, inspiring composer who believed all sound—from the crash of a slamming door to the whir of a blender to the whoosh of the wind—was music. Boston College graduate Lisa Rogers introduces youngsters to Cage in the new picture book, Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage (Schwartz/Random, 2023). Cage was a nonconforming musician who found music was everywhere and stayed true to his artistic vision. The book is illustrated by Il Sung Na. Rogers is a children’s book author and elementary school library teacher whose previous publications include the award-winning 16 Words: William Carlos Williams and “The Red Wheelbarrow” and Hound Won’t Go. She talks about how she came to write Beautiful Noise in this interview.