Johanna Spyri

"When Heidi is sent to live in the Swiss Alps with her grumpy grandpa, the village takes pity on her. But Heidi's sweet and inquisitive nature quickly softens Grandpa's scowl and his heart. Heidi loves her new life in the mountains shepherding goats, gathering flowers, and playing with her best friend, Peter . . . until she is forced to move away to the soot and smoke of Frankfurt to be the companion of a young girl. Will Heidi ever return to Grandpa...

Heidi is only five years old when she is left in the care of her gruff grandfather in his little wooden hut in the Swiss mountains. Heidi and Grandfather soon grow to love each other but their happiness is cut short when Heidi is taken back to the city to live. Will Heidi ever return to her beloved mountains?

A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and care for an invalid girl in the city.