We Got the Beat: A Children's Picture Book

by Charlotte Caffey, Kaitlyn Shea O'Connor

Overview

An exuberant celebration of dance and play in picture book form, based on Charlotte Caffey’s joyful classic made famous by the Go-Go’s.

“Who does not love this famous song from the eighties? It’s a great choice of song to put in a picture book. I liked they made the text colorful and fun.” —Portland Book Review

"See the people walking down the street

Fall in line just watching all their feet

They don’t know where they want to go

But they’re walking in time

They got the beat . . ."

We Got the Beat is a children’s picture book based on the hit song by the 1980s new wave group the Go-Go’s. Consisting of five members, the all-female band rocked the nation with their charisma and musical genius. Their hit song “We Got the Beat” spent three weeks at #2 on the Billboard 100 and became their signature song. Says the New York Times: the Go-Go’s “taught a new generation the power of the girl gang.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617758362
Publisher:	Akashic Books, Ltd.
Publication date:	10/06/2020
Series:	LyricPop
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	845,345
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 7 Years

About the Author

KAITLYN SHEA O’CONNOR is an illustrator and designer hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. She combines traditional skills with digital media to create vibrant, whimsical worlds. She’s a rare hybrid of dog and cat lover, an avid whistler, and she enjoys exploring the great outdoors, trying new cheeses, and cozying up in a nook with a book. O’Connor illustrated the children’s picture books We Got the Beat, with song lyrics by Charlotte Caffey and (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay, with song lyrics by Otis Redding and Steve Cropper. I Will Survive is her latest picture book.

Editorial Reviews

"These LyricPop picture books will have your kids singing, dancing, & learning."

Romper

"One of my all-time favorite songs . . . We Got the Beat comes to gloriously neon ’80s life in this book! You won’t be able to sit still as you read this. Have inflatable instruments? Hand ’em out and dance to the beat!"

Mom Read It

"This is such a fun book to share with kids! While you’re bopping and singing to the song, the kids are enjoying the extra fun you have while reading and you’ll all enjoy these super creative, bright illustrations!"

Math Is Everywhere

"We Got the Beat will make both parents and children get their groove on and show off their best dance moves!"

Exclusive Magazine

"This book is so colorful and fun! I love how the illustrator ‘gets’ the fun nature of the song."

Christy's Cozy Corners

"These LyricPop picture books will have your kids singing, dancing, & learning."
—Romper

"Who does not love this famous song from the eighties? It’s a great choice of song to put in a picture book. I liked they made the text colorful and fun."
—Portland Book Review

"This is such a fun book to share with kids! While you’re bopping and singing to the song, the kids are enjoying the extra fun you have while reading and you’ll all enjoy these super creative, bright illustrations!"
—Math is Everywhere

Included in Publishers Weekly's Fall 2020 Children's Announcements

"It's entirely appropriate...that this picture book would be in the form of a dance party where children and parents find their groove inside the house and outside in nature."
—Pragmatic Mom

”This book is so colorful and fun! I love how the illustrator ‘gets’ the fun nature of the song.”
—Christy's Cozy Corners

”Colorful really is the keyword here because every page pops with neon bright tones and ‘80s style squiggles.”
—GeekMom

From the Publisher