The Nutcracker, a Level 2 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework and includes practice for the Cambridge English A1 Movers tests. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past tense and some simple adverbs.
It is Christmas. The toymaker gives Clara a present. The present is the Nutcracker Clara has a dream. She flies to Candy Land and meets the Sugarplum Fairy Visit the Ladybird Education website for more information.