Johanna Spyri Books In Order

Novels

  1. Heidi (1880)
  2. Toni the Little Wood Carver (1920)
  3. Vinzi (1923)
  4. Dora (1924)
  5. Gritli’s Children (1924)
  6. Veronica (1924)
  7. Eveli (1926)
  8. Maxa’s Children (1926)
  9. Uncle Titus in the Country (1926)

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  1. Moni the Goat Boy and Other Stories (1914)

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Johanna Spyri Books Overview

Heidi

A young girl discovers a new world high in the Alps in this adaptation of Johanna Spyri’s timeless tale. Heidi loves her carefree life on a Swiss mountain farm with her grandfather. But then she has to go to live in the big city. This Dorling Kindersley Classic Reader combines evocative illustrations and stunning photographs with one of the greatest stories of children’s literature, adapted and retold for today’s young people. This delightful book will capture and hold children’s interest while developing their reading skills and deepening their appreciation of this timeless tale. Heidi loves her carefree life on a Swiss mountain farm with her grandfather. But then she has to go live in the big city. The 48 page Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail. Young readers will devour these kid friendly titles, which cover high interest topics such as sharks, and the Bermuda Triangle, as well as classics like Aladdin. Information boxes highlight historical references, trivia, pronunciation, and other facts about words and names mentioned. Averaging 2,400 to 2,800 words, these books offer a 50/50 picture to text ratio. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high interest, easy to read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children’s authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4.

Toni the Little Wood Carver

Johanna Spyri 1827 1901 was an author of children’s stories. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graub nden, the setting she later would use in her novels. Her first book titled A Leaf on Vrony’s Grave, was published in 1871 and the following year further stories for both adults and children appeared, among them the tale of Heidi 1880 that became an instant and enduring success. Her husband and her only child, a son named Bernhard, both died in 1884. Alone, she devoted herself to charitable causes and wrote over fifty more stories before her death in 1901. Amongst her other works are: Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country 1881, Toni, the Little Woodcarver 1882, Gritli’s Children 1883 and Moni the Goat Boy 1886.

Vinzi

1923. Spyri is the Swiss writer whose story for children, Heidi, is known all over the world. Her psychological insight into the child mind, her humor, and her ability to enter into childish joys and sorrows give her books attraction and lasting value. The story begins: The June sun was streaming down upon the green slope above the village of Leuk, and the fresh green grass which covered the heights as far as the eye could see filled the air with fragrance. At an isolated house along the path which led to the baths of Leuk, two women were lost in lively talk; indeed it seemed as if they could never come to the end of everything they had to say to each other. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Gritli’s Children

CONTENTS: VOLUME I I. AT THE COUNTRY HOUSE ON THE RHINE II. IN THE DOCTOR’S HOUSE AT BUCHBERG III. IN THE VILLAGE AND IN THE SCHOOL IV. FARTHER PROCEEDINGS AT BUCHBERG V. ON OAK RIDGE VI. AUNTY IS IN DEMAND AGAIN VII. WHAT OSCAR FOUNDED AND WHAT EMMA PLANNED VIII. AT SUNSET IX. A LAST JOURNEY AND A FIRST VOLUME II I. THE NEW HOME II. A JOURNEY III. ON THE BEAUTIFUL RHINE IV. IN THE FISHERMAN’S HUT V. GREAT PREPARATIONS VI. ANXIETY AT ROSEMOUNT VII. AN UNEXPECTED TERMINATION VIII. THE HAPPY END an excerpt from VOLUME ONE CHAPTER I: AT THE COUNTRY HOUSE ON THE RHINE The golden sunshine of a glorious June morning flooded the roses of the beautiful garden that surrounded a handsome stone villa on the banks of the Rhine. A thousand sweet perfumes borne upon the gentle breeze mounted like incense to the open windows, and sought entrance there. From a great basin in the middle of the garden, a slender shaft of water rose straight up into the blue sky, and then fell plashing back, sprinkling the flowers and the grass with sparkling moisture. Gay butterflies fluttered hither and thither, sipping sweets from the honey laden flowers. Under the trees stood marble statues gleaming white through the shadows; and seats in sheltered nooks invited the loiterer to rest and listen to the concert of the myriad birds that made their happy homes in this paradise of summer beauty. At the closed window of one of the upper rooms of this delightful house sat a little maiden, pressing her pale face against the wide, clear glass, as she peered out with longing eyes over the roses, toward the wavering fountain, and into the depths of the trees, whose graceful branches stirred in the light breeze. Her gaze passed over the shining flowers and the green terraces of the sunny garden, and rested far away on the glistening waves of the fast flowing Rhine, that ran past the foot of the garden, bathing caressingly the long over hanging branches of the old linden trees as it passed along. The rich foliage of the trees by the river side was visible from the windows of the house; but not the stone bench which stood in the cool shade, so close to the water that one could look from it directly down into the eddying waves, and watch the drooping branches dip and rise again and again, as if in pure delight. What a spot for summer dreaming and castle building! The pale child at the window knew the place well; and as her eyes turned in that direction, the expression of longing grew more and more painful as she gazed. ‘Oh, mamma!’ she cried presently, with tears in her voice, ‘may I not go out soon into the garden, and down to the seat under the lindens by the river?’ An hour before, the mother had brought her suffering little girl into this room, and placed her in her favorite resting place in the window seat, and her anxious gaze had scarcely left the pale little face, with its big eyes full of pain, that looked so longingly into the beautiful garden, which the poor child could not enjoy in any other way. ‘Dear child,’ she said now, in a voice which trembled with anxiety and affection, ‘you know that you are too tired to go out in the morning; but this afternoon, perhaps, we will go down to the river. Will not that be better, my darling?’

Veronica

A classic tale of loss and childhood from the author of Heidi…
. ‘Be still, be still,’ said the woman. The child’s mother was gone, lost to the fierceness of the winter. ‘I shall find something pretty for you presently; then you must sit down quietly and play with it, and not go outside, not one step, do you hear? Pshaw! there is nothing but rubbish here!’ ‘Well, then give us the rose,’ said the little girl, still scowling. The woman looked about the room. ‘There are no roses here,’ she said. ‘How should there be, in March?’ she added, half vexed at having looked for them. ‘There,’ said the child, pointing towards a book that the woman had but a moment before replaced in the cup board. ‘Ah! now I know what you mean. So your mother always kept the rose, the ‘Fortune rose?’ I often envied her when she used to show it to us…
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Maxa’s Children

1926. Illustrated by Francis Brundage. Spyri is the Swiss writer whose story for children, Heidi, is known all over the world. Her psychological insight into the child mind, her humor, and her ability to enter into childish joys and sorrows give her books attraction and lasting value. Maxa’s Children begins: For nearly twenty years the ancient castle had stood on the heights silent and forsaken. Not a sound was to be heard except the twittering of the birds and the rustling of the old pine trees surrounding it. In former days, the swallows darted about the corner turrets on summer evenings, but now no happy faces looked down from the balconies to the green meadows and the laden apple trees in the valley. But at this moment two merry eyes gazed expectantly from the meadow toward the old castle as though able to see through the closely fastened shutters.

Uncle Titus in the Country

1926. Illustrated by Francis Brundage. Spyri is the Swiss writer whose story for children, Heidi, is known all over the world. Her psychological insight into the child mind, her humor, and her ability to enter into childish joys and sorrows give her books attraction and lasting value. The book begins: On the east side of the city of Karlsruhe there is a lovely park and under the shade of its linden trees a gentleman slowly paced back and forth every afternoon. The other promenaders always glanced at him in sympathy as he passed by, for it touched their hearts to see how his little companion strove to help him along. Certainly he must be very ill, he walked so very slowly, and although he always leaned heavily on a strong cane which he carried in his right hand, he found it necessary to see the further support of the little girl’s should with his left. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Moni the Goat Boy and Other Stories

This is a pre 1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

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