Go Get ‘Em Tiger!, as bright and happy as the day is long

Sometimes a child being loud is pleasing and other times that same sound is ear splitting pain akin to physically walking barefoot on LEGO bricks. Go Get ‘Em Tiger! is the sort of children’s book that you knew existed in children’s minds. When you actually see the day-glow colors that are combined with every other hue under the rainbow it’s a bit jarring. It’s visual coffee, and when you add in the go-get-em, can-do attitude that radiates through its pages; it could become something more than a children’s book.

But, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Go Get ‘Em Tiger! is intended to for children. The big illustrations and rhyming text clearly spell out to young readers that this is their book. This is happy, read-along fun that kids 3 and up will enjoy looking at or having it read to them. The text is large and consists of mainly sight words for them to break down or sound out. There are only a couple three syllable words and parents who read the book to children will easily fall into the role-playing narrative.

Go Get ‘Em Tiger! is about optimism, being able to embrace change, knowing your strengths, accepting your weaknesses, doing what’s right and having fun. Granted, that description could be attributed to other children’s books. However, they could also be used for self-help books or the adulting classic, Oh, The Place You’ll Go!

That book was published in 1990 and shares some of the same spirit as Go Get ‘Em Tiger! On the surface this is for children, but if you scratch just a little deeper-and let your inner kid out, then the book easily translates to you. That’s you, the urban professional who wants to look hip, the college graduate whose stated that they won’t grow up, the parent who wants to remind their children that they can still think young and more.

There’s a sticker on the front cover that says “the perfect gift for every milestone”. Before reading the book I thought that was very gimmicky, bordering on a Hallmark movie without Lori Loughlin, you know, the bad one. This book isn’t as obvious as an upper demographic hit as the Dr. Seuss book, but it’s close enough to make you consider this as a gift for the person who just might need positive mojo in their adult choices.

Go Get ‘Em Tiger! is a Hello!Lucky book. That company was founded by Sabrina Moyle and Eunice Moyle. They have a very distinct style to graphic design that’s cheery, a bit retro and entirely its own deal. In the book, Sabrina handles the words and Eunice does the pictures.