Marie gets a Christmas gift. It is a nutcracker. Her godfather tells her a story about the gift. It is a story about a king his daughter the Mouse Queen and the Krakatuk nut. Marie loves the story. She loves her nutcracker too. But was it just a story? Or is Marie's nutcracker a boy the Mouse Queen turned into nutcracker?

Young Learners Classic Readers provide beginning English-language learners enjoyable and easy reading practice of famous stories from around the world. Young English-language learners will enjoy developing their vocabulary and reading fluency with the easy-to-read adaptations included in this varied collection of well-known tales for children.
Each story includes:
• A short introduction
• A picture gallery of characters
• A story including full-color illustrations and highlighted dialog for easy recognition of spoken language
• A short playlet
• A word list with pictures
• Audio recordings