‘Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.’; ‘Books are our best friends.’ – We have heard these quotes many times in our life. To help children to develop a love for reading CIDER International School (NC Primary) celebrated “D.E.A.R (Drop Everything And Read) Day on 17th May, 2023. All the children brought their recent read books, spoke about them and wrote about them on the reading journal which expressed their thoughts and opinions of their recent favourite books with great enthusiasm. Teachers were utterly amazed to see the thoughts they had put in their journals. Moreover, some moments of that day, with their one of the best friends made their day exciting.