Big Brother Mouse

20 December, 2011, Nakhong Village, Oudomxay 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 Planet Wheeler Foundation (Australia). Thank you!

Vannalet came to Big Brother Mouse because he wanted to be a writer. It took him a year of practice, but he finally succeeded. Above, students are entertained by Vannalet's first book of original stories, The Naughty Rabbit.

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