Introducing a bold, bright new take on your favorite books. A collection that celebrates color and literature at once! Can Heidi find her way back to the purple mounatins of Switzerland to be with her grandfather again? At the age of five, little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, but Heidi is fascinated by his long beard and bushy grey eyebrows. She loves her life in the mountains, playing in the sunshine and growing up amongst the goats and birds. But one terrible day, Heidi is collected by her aunt and is made to live with a new family in town. Heidi can't bear to be away from her grandfather; can she find a way back up the mountain, where she belongs?

Author Biography

Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) is an icon in Switzerland and around the world. She wrote more than 50 stories for children and adults.