Tony Young, Henryville, an Air Force veteran that served in the Vietnam War, reads "Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving" by Dav Pilkey for students in Julie Abner's third-grade classroom for National Young Readers Week at Riverside Elementary in Jeffersonville on Wednesday afternoon. Many of the schools that participate in the annual event bring in local celebrities to read children's books to classes to promote the importance of reading. Staff photo by Christopher Fryer