With 14 color illustrations. According to Wikipedia: Heidi is a Swiss work of fiction, published in two parts as (1)Heidis years of learning and travel and (2) Heidi makes use of what she has learned. It is a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her grandfathers care, in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book for children and those who love children (as quoted from its subtitle) in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. Heidi is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature.