Big Brother Mouse

22 November, 2011, Viengchalern 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 Manoj Paul (United States). Thank you!

If you came to our Luang Prabang shop in 2010 or 2011, you probably met Visone, who often works in the front shop. She learned English by working at Big Brother Mouse. She also became a writer. One boy here is reading her first book, The Crab Flexes Its Muscles. It's just 8 pages long, with one sentence per page. That's a perfect size for new readers, and worked well for a new writer, too.

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