“Santa Claus” (retired educator Jim Kearns) reads “The Cat in the Hat” to students at Dawson-Bryant Elementary as part of the school’s Read Across America Week activities on Friday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Elizabeth Cremeans, director of behavioral health for NECCO, reads “Green Eggs and Ham.” Dawson-Bryant Elementary School invited more than 30 readers from the community to come and read to the students. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Lawrence County Auditor Paul David Knipp reads “The Lorax” to students at Dawson-Bryant Elementary School as part of the school’s Read Across America Week activities on Friday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Marshall University basketball player Samantha Lafon poses with students after reading a Dr. Seuss book to them as part of Dawson-Bryant Elementary School’s Read Across America Week activities on Friday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

PFC Jaida Smith reads “Green Eggs and Ham” to students at Dawson-Bryant Elementary School as part of the school’s Read Across America Week activities on Friday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Marshall University football player Jacobie Henderson reads a Dr. Seuss book to students at Dawson-Bryant Elementary School as part of the school’s Read Across America Week activities on Friday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Lawrence County Commission president DeAnna Holliday reads “Green Eggs and Ham” to students at Dawson-Bryant Elementary School. Holliday is a repeat visitor, having come to the event for several years. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Ironton Municipal Judge Kevin Waldo reads a Dr. Seuss book to students at Dawson-Bryant Elementary School as part of the school’s Read Across America Week activities on Friday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)

Dawson-Bryant Elementary School students wait outside the cafeteria to meet their guest readers as part of the school’s Read Across America Week activities on Friday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)