Stories have the ability to connect children with imagination, empathy, culture, emotional understanding, and a lifelong love for reading. Through Bhutan Corner’s Reading Initiative, we hope to make Bhutanese storytelling and meaningful reading experiences more accessible to schools, libraries, families, and young readers.

This page shares a few highlights from the initiative and acknowledges the individuals, educators, schools, and friends who have helped support classroom reading, educational storytelling, and Bhutanese children’s literature.

Reading Initiative Highlights

Over time, the initiative has supported and contributed to:

• Classroom reading activities using Bhutanese children’s stories
• School and library reading collections
• Free classroom reading resources available online
• Reading reflection and activity materials
• Educational storytelling and cultural learning activities
• Animated story adaptations through Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS)

Educational Storytelling Resources

Selected stories and classroom reading materials are available online free of charge for readers, educators, schools, and families around the world.

These resources include:

• Video storytelling
• Classroom reading versions of books
• Reading reflection exercises
• Story-based activity materials
• Educational storytelling resources

Explore Classroom Reading Resources

→ Free Classroom Reading Resources

Bhutanese Stories Beyond Books

Several Bhutanese children’s stories have also been adapted into animated videos by Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) and shared on YouTube, helping make Bhutanese storytelling more accessible and engaging for young audiences.

Originally rooted in Bhutanese culture and everyday life, many of the themes explored in the stories — kindness, friendship, gratitude, honesty, emotional understanding, perseverance, and family — are universal and relatable to children everywhere.

Schools, Reading Activities & Educational Support

Bhutan Corner’s stories and classroom resources have been used in reading activities, school settings, and educational storytelling initiatives.

Examples include:

• National Library, Bhutan
• NPS, Bhutan
• Classroom reading sessions in Arizona, USA
• School and library reading support initiatives

Additional schools, reading partners, and educational activities may be added here over time.

With Gratitude

We are deeply grateful to the individuals, families, educators, visitors, and friends who have supported classroom reading, school libraries, and Bhutanese storytelling initiatives through books, reading resources, encouragement, and educational activities.

These contributions help make Bhutanese stories and meaningful reading experiences more accessible to young readers while supporting reading culture, creativity, and cultural learning through storytelling.

Support may include:

• Classroom reading sets
• School library collections
• Educational storytelling support
• Reading resources and activities
• Reading-based cultural exchange initiatives

We believe that even small acts of support can help stories travel further and reach more children in meaningful and lasting ways.