Big Brother Mouse

31 January, 2012, Kiueuat 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 the Australian Embassy (Lao PDR) and Rev. Arthur Peterson (Brazil). Thank you!

In the first picture, students are listening to A Fantastic and Frightening Place, written and strikingly illustrated by Chittakone Vilaipong, a high school student in Luang Prabang. He was inspired by Maurice Sendak's book, Where the Wild Things Are.

You can see a sample page from this beautiful book; just go to the BOOKS page from our main menu, then click on this title.

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