Kindergarten teacher Julie Dias (right) introduces Riya Brar (left) and Miley Rahmanian to a book during Osoyoos Elementary School's Drop Everything and Read event last Thursday. Classes throughout the school focused on the pleasures of books that morning. Dias said some of the Kindergarten children have been exposed to books in Strong Start, pre-school or at home, but others are encountering books for the first time. (Richard McGuire photo)

Kindergarten teacher Julie Dias (right) introduces Riya Brar (left) and Miley Rahmanian to a book during Osoyoos Elementary School’s Drop Everything and Read event last Thursday. Classes throughout the school focused on the pleasures of books that morning. Dias said some of the Kindergarten children have been exposed to books in Strong Start, pre-school or at home, but others are encountering books for the first time. (Richard McGuire photo)