Big Brother Mouse

7 January, 2010, Thapho Village, Luang Prabang Province, Laos

Book party: At book parties we read from books, play games, and sing songs. At the end of each book party, every student gets to choose a book, usually the first book they've ever owned. Then we give more to the school. Our book parties have two goals. First, we get children excited about books. (Previously, most of them had seen textbooks, but never a book they were eager to read.) Second, we observe closely, to see what books are most avidly read, what's needed, and what techniques help spread a love of reading.

This event was sponsored by Melinda Yee. Thank you!

This is a bigger-than-average school, with 194 students. In the first picture, they're learning a song about Big Brother Mouse, complete with hand motions for the ears. Being a mouse is obviously a lot of fun... and not only in songs. Children have told us that when they're older, they want to be part of the Big Brother Mouse book party team.

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