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Johanna Spyri

Johanna Spyri was born in 1827 near Zurich in Switzerland, the daughter of the village doctor. In 1852 she married and moved to Zurich, publishing her first book in 1871. She was a prolific writer for both adults and children but is now chiefly remembered for Heidi , which was published in 1880 and inspired by the landscape of the Alps. Her husband and only son died in 1884 and she devoted the rest of her life to writing and charitable causes. She died in 1901.

Heidi

28th October 2014

Heidi

At the age of five, little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone in the village is afr... More

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Heidi

28th October 2006

Heidi

Parents, teachers, librarians and children will adore these beautiful unabridged editions of timeless children's favouri... More

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Heidi

26th February 2015

Heidi

Heidi is a girl who has been raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland after the early deaths of her parents. Ho... More

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Heidi

21st September 2017

Heidi

At the age of six, little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone in the village is af... More

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'Moni the Goat-Boy' and 'What Sami Sings with the Birds'

1st October 2006

'Moni the Goat-Boy' and 'What Sami Sings with the Birds'

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Veronica

1st April 2016

Veronica

Veronica the hippopotamus lives with her large family on the cool muddy river bank, swimming in its clear waters. But sh... More

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Im Rhonetal

21st January 2013

Im Rhonetal

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Heidis Lehr- Und Wanderjahre

2nd July 2014

Heidis Lehr- Und Wanderjahre

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Heidis Lehr- Und Wanderjahre

8th January 2013

Heidis Lehr- Und Wanderjahre

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Im Rhonetal

27th November 2013

Im Rhonetal

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Vinzi (Illustrated Edition)

28th November 2019

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Heidi

by Bookgirl

This is one of my go to comfort books. I have loved it since I was a child. I am now introducing my granddaughter to it.

Heidi is left with her...
Heidi

by Gaby

I was initially not keen to read this book but my mum insisted I should. The setting as to when I read it as perfect as it was during a holiday in the...
Heidi

by Damodad

We just read this with our eldest aged 7 and enjoyed it a lot. However it is quite hard to know why. Heidi is impossibly angelic and perfect which s...