A baby named Claus is found in the forest. He is raised by immortals until he goes to live by himself in the Laughing Valley. There he begins to carve toys for children. He loves to travel and give the toys away. However, the evil Awgwas don't like this. They want to children to be unhappy and to fight. The Awgwas will do anything to stop Claus and him away from children.

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