Heidi, Hardcover/Johanna Spyri

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.