A poor shoemaker has a hard life. He cannot buy things to make new shoes. Then one morning he finds a new pair of shoes in his shop. They are very nice shoes! Who made them? The shoemaker stays up late one night. He sees elves in his shop. They are making shoes! The elves are nice so the shoemaker wants to help them. But how?

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