Big Brother Mouse

24 October, 2012, Kiukhoui 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!

Before books existed, proverbs helped one generation teach their values and beliefs to the next. Two boys in the last picture are reading our newest book of proverbs, Get Up Early Like a Crow.

They probably did. In villages without electricity, people are often in bed by 8 pm and rise before the sun.

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