Will you join hundreds of other sponsors to get books to more children in Laos? Each sponsorship helps us publish one more book in a country where that's still a rare event.
All amounts are in U.S. dollars.
The Dinosaur Book
This dinosaur was long... this one was longer... this one was longest. A topic that intrigues children is presented with a short text in both English and our special phonetic system, which uses Lao letters to represent English sounds as much as possible.
Phonetic, English. Sponsorship: US $900Yellow Book of Interesting Facts
Many children in Laos don't learn to read until grade four or later. They are eager for different content than a 6-year-old wants. This book offers facts and pictures about topics ranging from strange fish to early airplanes, all in very easy Lao.
Lao language. Sponsorship: US $1400
Spiders
Most spiders have eight eyes. And at lunchtime, they liquify their prey and suck it. Spider facts are presented with a short text in English and also our special Lao-based phonetic system which helps children pronounce English words correctly.
Phonetic, English. Sponsorship: US $900I Can Read! #1: The Crow Has Eyes
Our 7-book 'I Can Read' series introduces the letters one by one, with fun practice after each lesson. By the time they finish this book, children have learned 10 common consonants and 6 simple vowels.
Lao language. Sponsorship: US $1600
The Dog That Did Not Bark in the Night
Our latest Sherlock Holmes book contains three stories about the world-famous detective: Silver Blaze, The Speckled Band, and The Engineer's Thumb. We have shortened and simplified the English, so that Lao readers can develop their language skills while enjoying a good mystery.
Lao and English. Sponsorship: US $2800What's in the Sky?
Breathtaking photos and a basic text acquaint readers with some of the universe's wonders: stars in creation, and in their death throes; comets and meteors; planets and their moons; even galaxies colliding.
Lao and English. Sponsorship: US $2700
Eat Tooth?
Candy is spreading through Laos much faster than toothpaste. This entertaining comic, told from the point of view of tooth bacteria, looks at a growing but largely hidden epidemic of tooth decay.
Lao language. Sponsorship: US $1900
Can you help? Sponsors will get a thank-you both in the book, and on our website. If you prefer not to have your name appear, or would like to be listed in a particular way (as a business, for example, or with a partner's name), please let us know.
Before you send a sponsorship, please contact us to be sure the book didn't just recently get a sponsor. Then, here are details about how to send your sponsorship.. Donations from the U.S., Australia, and some other countries are eligible for tax-deductions or other special treatment, as explained on this page.
A wide range of Big Brother Mouse books can be read online, on a phone, tablet, or computer, as well as by downloading these PDFs.
We had several discussions as we considered whether to put some of our books online, for free, easy access. Internet companies have spent billions of dollars trying to make their products addictive, and they've succeeded. Many people, including children as young as age two or three, are glued to a phone many hours a day. Studies suggest that heavy phone use contributes to depression, particularly in adolescents.
So before we posted books online, we asked ourselves: Were we contributing to a problem, or introducing young people to reading, through the medium they know best?
We concluded that not posting books would not encourage anyone to use the phone less and read more. Posting books could easily convince some people to seek out more such books on paper. We decided to put a sample of our list online.
These include easy books for new readers; fairy tales; science, and history. We also have a section of bilingual books for people learning English or Lao. You can find them here:
Read Lao-language books online on your cellphone, tablet, or computer.