Big Brother Mouse

20 December, 2011, Simeuang 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 Doug Ewart (Canada). Thank you!

Many kids like to read whatever their friends are reading. Three girls in a row here chose A Polar Bear Visits Laos as their book. It features humorous rhyming sentences. (In Lao, the title is "mii kao tiao lao".)

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