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This classic children's story has delighted readers both young and old for decades. "Heidi" is the story of a little orphan girl who is sent to live with her Grandfather in the Swiss Alps by her Aunt Dete. Her Grandfather has the reputation of having a nasty disposition but Heidi quickly warms up to him. Just as Heidi finds happiness in the mountains she must return to the city to take care of her invalid cousin Klara. "Heidi" is a charming story that will uplift the hearts of all that read it.

Heidi and Cornelli (2 Books) Heidi is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: her years of wandering and learning and Heidi : How she used what she learned(It is a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her grandfather's care, in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle). CORNELLI Many writers have suffered injustice in being known as the author of but one book. Robinson Crusoe was not Defoe's only masterpiece, nor did Bunyan confine his best powers to Pilgrim's Progress. Not one person in ten of those who read Lorna Doone is aware that several of Blackmore's other novels are almost equally charming. Such, too, has been the fate of Johanna Spyri, the Swiss authoress, whose reputation is mistakenly supposed to rest on her story of Heidi. To be sure, Heidi is a book that in its field can hardly be overpraised. The winsome, kind-hearted little heroine in her mountain background is a figure to be remembered from childhood to old age. Nevertheless, Madame Spyri has shown here but one side of her narrative ability. If, as I believe, the present story is here first presented to readers of English, it must be through a strange oversight, for in it we find a deeper treatment of character, combined with equal spirit and humor of a different kind. Cornelli, the heroine, suffers temporarily from the unjust suspicion of her elders, a misfortune which, it is to be feared, still occurs frequently in the case of sensitive children. How she was restored to herself and reinstated in her father's affection forms a narrative of unusual interest and truth to life. Whereas in Heidi there is only one other childish figure—if we except the droll peasant boy Peter—we have here a lively and varied array of children. Manly, generous Dino; Mux, the irrepressible; and the two girls form a truly lovable group. The grown-ups, too, are contrasted with much humor and genuine feeling. The story of Cornelli, therefore, deserves to equal Heidi in popularity, and there can be no question that it will delight Madame Spyri's admirers and will do much to increase the love which all children feel for her unique and sympathetic genius. CHARLES WHARTON STORK

But she had to go to bed first, and all night she slept soundly on her bed of hay, dreaming of nothing but of shining mountains with red roses all over them, among which happy little Snowflake went leaping in and out. Heidi tells the story of a young girl who lives in the Swiss Alps with her grumpy grandfather. She lives an idyllic life, until she is forcefully taken to Frankfurt by her aunt to live as a companion for an invalid girl. Will Heidi be able to return to her home in the mountains? Written for children and those who love children , this charming bestseller will leave you overwhelmed. KEY SELLING POINTS The aim of this book is to make young readers familiar with popular classics from world literature. The book has special elements to help children remember the story. Character sketches and details about the author make this book stand out from the usual retelling of this classic. An introduction by Ruskin Bond adds merit to the book.