Big Brother Mouse

28 February, 2011, Sopcham 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 Sasha Alyson. Thank you!

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up: A ballet dancer? Airplane pilot? Backhoe operator? A growing number of kids in Laos want to be a Big Brother Mouse book party leader.

Our book party teams are made up of young people, not much older than the students, usually from similar villages. The book party activities are important. Just as important is that students are seeing role models who love books, and who share their love of reading.

Vannalet, shown reading a book here, offers two possible career choices: Most of the time he writes books. Sometimes he works at book parties.

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