Big Brother Mouse

17 February, 2012, Mokpalai 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 Emma, Leahy, Sadhana and Taila (Australia). Thank you!

Sone reads from one of our 8-page books. This series, with just one short sentence per page, is an appealing gateway to reading, in a village that previously had no such gateways.

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