{"product_id":"heidi-by-johanna-spyri","title":"Heidi by Johanna Spyri","description":"\"For children and those who love children...\"\nHeidi is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. It is a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps.\nHeidi is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature.\nHeidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her maternal aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland after the early deaths of her parents, Tobias and Adelheid. When some people ask Dete to come to the city and be their maid, Dete takes 5-year-old Heidi to her paternal grandfather's house, up the mountain from the Dörfli. He has been at odds with the villagers and embittered against God for years and lives in seclusion on the alm, which has earned him the nickname 'The Alm-Uncle'. He briefly resents Heidi's arrival, but the girl's evident intelligence and cheerful yet unaffected demeanor soon earn his genuine, if reserved, affection. Heidi enthusiastically befriends her new neighbors, young Peter the goatherd, his mother, Brigitte, and his blind maternal grandmother. With each season that passes, the mountaintop inhabitants grow more attached to Heidi.\nA True Children's Fiction Classic that Belongs on every Bookshelf!\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1679612700\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1679612700.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Spyri, Johanna|Stork, Elisabeth P.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41432784011322,"sku":"DBV.1679612700.G","price":5.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1679612700-0.jpg?v=1779817843","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/heidi-by-johanna-spyri","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}