It's not easy to get appealing books written in a country where most people have never seen a good book. We've used various approaches to produce our list, often starting with the best books from other countries as inspiration.
In this case, Tha Thao looked at 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' then used Bill Martin and Eric Carle's cut-paper technique to colorfully depict animals familiar to Lao children.
by Tha Thao
First published in 2012 :: Lao language :: 32 pages :: Paperback :: A6
This book was made possible with support from Peggy Horn of Australia, and the Australian Embassy in Laos. Thank you!
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Sample pages from Do You Want To See?
The mouse and buffalo pictures are nice. I think we could have done without the owl and the snake.
