Retold from the Johanna Spyri original. When Heidis 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 everyones surprise, the two grow to love each other-and Heidi blossoms in her new home. Johanna Spyris charming story-and spirited heroine-have won childrens hearts for more than a century.