Heidi

Heidi is a work of fiction written in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi's years of learning and travel and Heidi makes used of what she has 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."  Heidi is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss Literature.