Big Brother Mouse

6 January, 2011, Phonsaat 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 Arpad Horvath in the name of Rachel Kochubievsky (United States). Thank you!

One girl is reading Bangkok Bob,, the story of a little monkey from the jungle. He hears that Bangkok is big and exciting, but he also hears that it's big and dangerous, so he goes to find out for himself. Few of these children have been to a big city, and they too have heard rumors about life in the big cities, so they can empathize with Bob's puzzlement.

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