Big Brother Mouse

29 November, 2011, Pakngoum Village, Xayaboury 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 Marcela Rost (Germany). Thank you!

The boy standing alone on the steps is absorbed in Frog, Alligator, Buffalo, an alphabet book that uses cartoons and humorous rhymes to introduce the Lao alphabet. Adults have also learned to read from this book.

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