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When five-year-old orphan Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss Alps with grumpy Grandpa, the rest of the village take pity on her. But Heidi soon discovers that her grandpa is gentle and kind behind his scowl, and she loves her new life running wild... Read More
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The beloved childhood classic by Johanna Spyri is now available in a sumptuous new gift paperback edition.

Roam free in Johanna Spyri's classic story of friendship and adventure, retold in this gorgeous gift book by award-winning duo Jeanne Willis and Briony May Smith.

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When five-year-old orphan Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss Alps with grumpy Grandpa, the rest of the village take pity on her. But Heidi soon discovers that her grandpa is gentle and kind behind his scowl, and she loves her new life running wild in the mountains with the goats, the flowers and her best friend Peter.

That is, until Heidi is forced to move far away to the soot and smoke of Frankfurt to be the companion to an unwell girl. Will she ever return to her true home in the mountains?

A beautiful picture book retelling for young children by award-winning author Jeanne Willis.

Discover more beautiful gift books in the Nosy Crow Classic range including The Velveteen Rabbit and Peter Pan. A timeless keepsake gift with beautiful illustrations by Briony May Smith that will be treasured by generations. With sumptuous details including a foil cover, full colour illustrations throughout, and a textured paper jacket.

Series: Nosy Crow Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839948947

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Edition: Paperback

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Briony May Smith
  • Read by Juliet Stevenson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 144

About the Author


Jeanne Willis (Adapted by) Jeanne Willis wrote her first book when she was five - a slim volume about cats written in pencil and stitched together with a painfully blunt needle so that it looked like a 'real' book. After that, there was no turning back. Having been fired from her Saturday job - selling cowboy boots on the Kings Road - for chewing gum, and after a brief career as a reptile vet's assistant, she worked as a copywriter and had her first picture book published at the age of 21. She has since written over 300 books and has won several awards, which are arranged in the attic where she works, along with her collection of caterpillars, pink-toed tarantula skins and live locusts.

Briony May Smith (Illustrator)
Briony May Smith grew up in Sandhurst in Berkshire, playing in the garden with her younger brother and sister. She studied Illustration at Falmouth University and was Highly Commended for the Macmillan Children's book prize in 2013 and 2014. She now lives in Devon, where her work-day mainly consists of drawing fairies, interrupted only when her dog, Finbar, demands his walk. Briony's work is inspired by fairy tales and folklore and life in the country.

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