Heidi

Contributors

By Johanna Spyri

Illustrated by Jim Tierney

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Apr 11, 2023
Page Count
328 pages
Publisher
Union Square Kids
ISBN-13
9781454948254

Price

$17.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover

Format:

Hardcover $17.99 $23.99 CAD

The beloved story of an orphan living in the Swiss Alps is now available in an unabridged hardcover edition that’s a perfect gift for today’s young readers.
When Heidi’s parents die and she can no longer live with her aunt, she must stay with her ill-tempered grandfather, who lives alone in the Swiss Alps. Heidi thrives in the mountains as she plays with the mountain goats, picks wildflowers, and makes new friends. Then Heidi is taken away to serve as a companion to a lonely girl. Will she ever get back to the mountains she loves so much?
This heartwarming tale is now available in a collectible hardcover edition, complete with black-and-white interior illustrations that bring the story to life.

Johanna Spyri

About the Author

Johanna Spyri (1827–1901) was born Johanna Louise Heusser in Hirzel, Switzerland. In 1852, she moved to Zurich, where she began to write stories about life in the country. Although she wrote more than fifty stories before passing away, Johanna Spyri is best known for Heidi, the story of an orphan who goes to live with her grandfather on the mountain.

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Jim Tierney

About the Illustrator

Jim Tierney studied illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
As a designer and illustrator he has worked on covers for Neil Gaiman’s American Gods and Anansi Boys, Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, and T.C. Boyle’s The Terranauts to name a few. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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