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Komar Rien Komar Cheh - Author
Originally published by The Asia Foundation - Let’s Read.
Brought to you by Let’s Read is a program of The Asia Foundation that supports early reading skills and habits to develop our next generation of critical thinkers and creative innovators in Asia and the Pacific. To read more books like this and get further information about this book, visit: letsreadasia.org. 10 Original Story Our Family. Author: Komar Rien Komar Cheh. Illustrator: Chan Pisey. Published by The Asia Foundation - Let’s Read, © The Asia Foundation - Let’s Read. Released under CC-BY-4.0. This work is a modified version of the original story. © The Asia Foundation, 2018. Some rights reserved. Released under CC-BY-4.0. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Contributing translators: Somey Chheang Signer: Samyukta Shrestha.
author: Komar Rien Komar Cheh. illustrator: Chan Pisey. translator: Somey Chheang. publisher: The Asia Foundation - Let’s Read.
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Original Book on Let’s Read: Our Family (opens in a new tab)This is a cheerful family-preparation story: relatives each help with something for Sister’s birthday, and the book ends with everyone gathered around her cake.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The story presents their contributions positively, with smiling expressions and a joyful group celebration.
Talk about: What kinds of help feel meaningful when people prepare for a shared celebration?
Its main appeal is seeing different relatives contribute to one occasion. The pictures add details to the brief text, including what each person is doing and the family’s expressions.
The story shows a large gathering with parents, siblings, grandparents and an uncle. If your child’s family looks different, you could acknowledge that families celebrate in many ways.
Which job would you most like to help with, and what might you choose to do for someone in our family?
Read the repeated sentences aloud, then invite your child to match each relative to their task in the pictures. At the final gathering, pause to spot details not named in the text.
Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. The complete text and illustrations were available for this guide.
Complete story and illustrations
Checked: 8 October 2026.
Relevant to: Family members helping
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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