Heidi (/ ˈhaɪdi / HY-dee, German: [ˈhaɪdi]) is a work of children's fiction published between 1880 and 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning[3] (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned[4] (German: Heidi kann brauchen, was es ...

Heidi is a classic children’s novel by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, published in two volumes in 1880–81. The title character is a young orphan who is sent to the Swiss mountains to live with her grandfather. There the young girl thrives, and she has a positive impact on her reclusive grandfather.

Heidi: Directed by Alain Gsponer. With Anuk Steffen, Anna Schinz, Lilian Naef, Bruno Ganz. A story of a young girl who lives in the Swiss Alps with her goat herding Grandfather.

Heidi is a happy, talkative 8-year-old orphan who lives with her grandfather in the idyllic scenery of the Swiss Alps. Heidi makes friends quickly and everyone knows they can always rely on her for help. With her best friends, Peter and Clara, she experiences many exciting adventures. Her cheerful nature helps show others how to handle the challenges of everyday life and still be happy.

Heidi, the dispossessed orphan who wants only to love and be loved, ends up charming her embittered grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home. Heidi is soon uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends a young girl confined to a wheelchair. But the big city drains Heidi's spirit, and she must struggle with her memory of life in the Alps.