Big Brother Mouse

9 December, 2011, Kang 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 Andrea Ball (United States). Thank you!

Siphone has written several collections of traditional Lao folktales, which are among our most popular books. Here, students are listening to the story of Aijethai, a Lao folk hero who can eat 7 baskets of sticky rice and drink 7 bottles of water at a single sitting.

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