When Heidi's Aunt Dete brings the orphaned girl to live with her grandfather, no one can imagine the bitter, solitary old man caring for a child.

But, to everyone's surprise, the two grow to love each other - and Heidi blossoms in her new home.

Johanna Spyri's charming story - and spirited heroine - have won children's hearts for more than a century.

Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, with "Classic Starts[trademark]", young readers can experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age.