We Got The Beat

Age range 0 to 3

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.

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.’

With lyrics by Go-Go’s member Charlotte Caffey and illustrations by Kaitlyn Shea O'Connor, this picture book tells the story of what it is like to live life dancing to the beat, while enjoying friends, nature, and the fun that surrounds you. We Got the Beat will make both parents and children get their groove on and show off their best dance moves.

‘Songs like We Got the Beat were built with a timeless durability as solidly constructed as a Motown hit.’ - New York Times