{"product_id":"we-got-the-beat-a-childrens-picture-book-9781617758362","title":"We Got the Beat: A Children's Picture Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cem\u003ePortland Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"See the people walking down the street\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eFall in line just watching all their feet\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThey don't know where they want to go\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eBut they're walking in time\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThey got the beat . . .\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eWe Got the Beat\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e 100 and became their signature song. Says the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e: the Go-Go's \"taught a new generation the power of the girl gang.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Caffey\u003c\/b\u003e is a singer-songwriter best known for being a member of the all-female new wave group the Go-Go's. Caffey wrote the hit single \"We Got the Beat\" and has cowritten songs for other artists such as Keith Urban and the theme song for the television series \u003ci\u003eClueless\u003c\/i\u003e. The Go-Go's became one of the foundational bands of the 1980s, with their 1981 debut album \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beat\u003c\/i\u003e going double platinum and topping US \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e charts for six weeks. The band has sold more than seven million records across the world. Caffey continues to write and perform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaitlyn Shea O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (illustrator) 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494182457618,"sku":"9781617758362","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_32a8d5f5-993c-43dc-9494-596a2b6565e3.jpg?v=1730661038","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-got-the-beat-a-childrens-picture-book-9781617758362","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}