What was the name of the little girl in the popular children's novel by Johanna Spyri?
"Sihlfeld-A Cemetery in Zürich. An icon in Switzerland, Spyri's portrait was placed on a postage stamp in 1951 and on a 20 CHF commemorative coin in 2009. In April 2010 a professor searching for children's illustrations found a book written in 1830 by a German history teacher, Hermann Adam von Kamp, that Johanna may have used as a basis for Heidi. The 1830 story is titled ""Adelheide - das Mädchen vom Alpengebirge""—translated, ""Adelaide, the girl from the Alps"". The two stories were alleged to share many similarities in plot line and imagery. Spyri biographer Regine Schindler said it was entirely"
"she grew up in a literate household with many books. In Japan, since its first Japanese translation in 1906, the book has created the general image (and the country's stereotypes) of Switzerland for the Japanese, especially its tourists, many visiting the Heidi's Village park. However, it's also been criticised, even at the time, for its religiously conservative positions, later for black and white character portrayals and idyllisation of the country life. (illustrated) Heidi Heidi (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: Her Years of"
"Heidi Heidi (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning () and Heidi: How She Used What She Learned (). It is a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book ""for children and those who love children"" (as quoted from its subtitle). ""Heidi"" is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature."
"Johanna Spyri Johanna Louise Spyri (née Heusser; ; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss-born author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book ""Heidi"". Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels. In 1852, Johanna Heusser married Bernhard Spyri. Bernhard was a lawyer. Whilst living in the city of Zürich she began to write about life in the country. Her first story, ""A Note on Vrony's Grave"", which"
"cheer and the parents safely take them in their mountain home. Heidi's Children Heidi's Children is a 1939 novel, the second of four sequel novels to Johanna Spyri's original ""Heidi"" series, written by Spyri's French and English translator, Charles Tritten. It was originally published in French by Flammarion in Paris in 1939, and in New York by Grosset & Dunlap in 1939. It was preceded by ""Heidi Grows Up: A Sequel to Heidi"". Seeing the flower budding in Dorfli, Eileen suggests Heidi have the former's little sister, Martha, to visit the village as their guest. After bickering, Martha is eventually"
"in that it depicts Heidi as a teenager during World War I, despite the fact that the original novel (where Heidi is only five years old) was published in 1881. In April 2010, a Swiss professorial candidate, Peter Buettner, uncovered a book written in 1830 by the German author Hermann Adam von Kamp. The 1830 story is titled ""Adelaide: The Girl from the Alps"" (German: ""Adelaide, das Mädchen vom Alpengebirge)"". The two stories share many similarities in plot line and imagery. Spyri biographer Regine Schindler said it was entirely possible that Spyri may have been familiar with the story as"
"Heidi's Children Heidi's Children is a 1939 novel, the second of four sequel novels to Johanna Spyri's original ""Heidi"" series, written by Spyri's French and English translator, Charles Tritten. It was originally published in French by Flammarion in Paris in 1939, and in New York by Grosset & Dunlap in 1939. It was preceded by ""Heidi Grows Up: A Sequel to Heidi"". Seeing the flower budding in Dorfli, Eileen suggests Heidi have the former's little sister, Martha, to visit the village as their guest. After bickering, Martha is eventually taken to Heidi's, but she shows to be complaining. Heidi's grandfather"
"release, the book was translated also into Hungarian in 1938, into Danish in 1939 and into Swedish in 1940; a French translation followed in 1943, a Slovak one in 1947 and a Dutch one in 1952. In 1957, Walt Disney adapted it into a ""True Life Fantasy"" of the same name. The story begins with a human child named, Annerle, saving Perri's mother from a marten. Afterwards Perri goes off searching for her mother, when she is then attacked by a crow, but is later saved by her mother. Later on, Perri's mother takes her to another part of the"
"different or not in ""Adelaide"", at all. The following is a list of her main books: Her books were originally written in German. The translations into English at the end of the 19th century, or the early 1900s, mention H. A. Melcon (1839-1910), Marie Louise Kirk (1860-1936), Emma Stelter Hopkins, Louise Brooks, Helen B. Dole and the couple Charles Wharton Stork and Elisabeth P. Stork. Johanna Spyri Johanna Louise Spyri (née Heusser; ; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss-born author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book ""Heidi"". Born in Hirzel,"
"was mostly shot in Hungary, and released in February 2009. ""Harry Potter"" author J. K. Rowling mentioned that ""The Little White Horse"" was her favourite childhood book. The Little White Horse The Little White Horse is a low fantasy children's novel by Elizabeth Goudge, first published by the University of London Press in 1946 with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges, and Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1992. Coward–McCann published a US edition next year. Set in 1842, it features a recently orphaned teenage girl who is sent to the manor house of her cousin and guardian in the West Country of"
"Hitler's Daughter Hitler's Daughter is a children's novel by Australian children's author Jackie French. It was first published in 1999, and is one of French's most critically acclaimed books. A group of children waiting for their school bus tell stories to pass the time. Mark's friend Anna tells a story about Hitler's secret daughter Heidi, a young girl who was kept hidden to maintain the secret of her identity. The other children are captivated by the story, which Anna tells with great detail and realism. As the children listen to the story about Heidi's life, her relationship with her father,"
"are adapted from the story: ""Moni, the Goat Boy"". Heidi Grows Up Heidi Grows Up (a.k.a. ""Heidi Grows Up: A Sequel to Heidi"" ) is a 1938 novel and sequel to Johanna Spyri's ""Heidi"", written by Spyri's French and English translator, Charles Tritten, after an three-decade long period of pondering what to write, since Spyri's death gave no sequel of her own. It was originally published by Flammarion in Paris (1936), and in New York by Grosset & Dunlap (1938), illustrated by Jean Coquillot. It was followed by three sequels more: ""Heidi's Children"", one year later and two later novels,"
"Heidi Grows Up Heidi Grows Up (a.k.a. ""Heidi Grows Up: A Sequel to Heidi"" ) is a 1938 novel and sequel to Johanna Spyri's ""Heidi"", written by Spyri's French and English translator, Charles Tritten, after an three-decade long period of pondering what to write, since Spyri's death gave no sequel of her own. It was originally published by Flammarion in Paris (1936), and in New York by Grosset & Dunlap (1938), illustrated by Jean Coquillot. It was followed by three sequels more: ""Heidi's Children"", one year later and two later novels, neither which have been translated to English. Hoping to"
"pseudonym ""Inger Johanne, 13 years old"". Inger Johanne was described as the daughter of a judge in a small Norwegian town. This book became a great success, and eleven more ""Inger Johanne"" books followed. Among these are ""Karsten og jeg"" from 1891, ""Fra vor by"" from 1892, and ""Barndom"" from 1895. ""Anniken Præstgaren"" from 1900 is probably the book with largest audience. It is estimated that Zwilgmeyer's books were printed in 600,000 copies up to 1903. ""Inger Johanne"" remained a favourite for Norwegian children for generations, and Zwilgmeyer's books are regarded as a significant innovation of Norwegian children's literature around"
"Heidi (miniseries) Heidi is a 1993 American two-part, three-hour television miniseries based on the classic Swiss 1880 novel of the same name by Johanna Spyri, which has sold over 50 million copies and has been adapted for film and television nearly 20 times. ""Heidi"" originally aired on the Disney Channel on July 18 and 19, 1993, and stars Noley Thornton in the title role. At the beginning of part one of the miniseries, John and Adelheid are killed in a tree accident following an argument with John's father, Tobias. Their infant daughter, Heidi, survives the accident. Eight years later, Heidi"
"Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking (full name Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter Longstocking ; , full name ""Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump"") is the main character in an eponymous series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, then nine years old like Pippi, who asked her mother for a get-well story when she was off school. Pippi is red-haired, freckled, unconventional and superhumanly strong – able to lift her horse one-handed. She is playful and unpredictable. She often makes fun of unreasonable adults, especially if they are pompous and condescending."
"""Kidnapped"", both by Robert Louis Stevenson, were extremely popular in the 1880s. Rudyard Kipling's ""The Jungle Book"" was first published in 1894, and J. M. Barrie told the story of Peter Pan in the novel ""Peter and Wendy"" in 1911. Johanna Spyri's two-part novel ""Heidi"" was published in Switzerland in 1880 and 1881. In the US, children's publishing entered a period of growth after the American Civil War in 1865. Boys' book writer Oliver Optic published over 100 books. In 1868, the ""epoch-making book"" ""Little Women"", the fictionalized autobiography of Louisa May Alcott, was published. This ""coming of age"" story"
"and a more upbeat ending. The 1996 TV movie was directed by Alan Macmillan. The Witch's Daughter The Witch's Daughter is a children's novel by Nina Bawden, first published in 1966. It has been dramatised for television twice, with Fiona Kennedy (1971) and Sammy Glenn (1996) in the title role. On the remote Scottish island of Skua, Perdita has been branded ""the witch's daughter"" by islanders. They believe her mother died cursing the sea on which they depend for their livelihood. She lives alone in a tumbledown house by the loch, never goes to school, and has no friends. One"
"The Witch's Daughter The Witch's Daughter is a children's novel by Nina Bawden, first published in 1966. It has been dramatised for television twice, with Fiona Kennedy (1971) and Sammy Glenn (1996) in the title role. On the remote Scottish island of Skua, Perdita has been branded ""the witch's daughter"" by islanders. They believe her mother died cursing the sea on which they depend for their livelihood. She lives alone in a tumbledown house by the loch, never goes to school, and has no friends. One summer Janey, who is blind, and her brother Tim visit the island with their"
"Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (Swedish: ""Ronja rövardotter"") is a children's fantasy book by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, first published in 1981. The book has been adapted as a prize-winning 1984 film, a Danish and a German musical, and a Japanese anime. It has been translated into at least 39 languages. Ronia is a girl growing up among a clan of robbers living in a castle in the woodlands of early-Medieval Scandinavia. As the only child of Matt, the chief, she is expected to become the leader of the clan someday. Their castle, Matt's Fort, is"
"two remaining adaptations remains unknown. The Tin Princess The Tin Princess (1994) is a young adult novel by the English author Philip Pullman, part of the Sally Lockhart series. Sixteen-year-old Becky is about to have her life changed. A dramatic explosion is only the start of her incredible adventure. As maid to the cockney Crown Princess (Adelaide of ""The Ruby in the Smoke"", whose fortunes have greatly changed) of Razkavia, a tiny kingdom in Europe, she is plunged into a turmoil of murder and intrigue. Rebecca 'Becky' Winthers is the first character introduced in the book. She is hired as"
"Karolcia Karolcia is a 1959 novel for children by Maria Krüger. In Poland it is required reading for classes I to III (7 to 9 year olds). The protagonist, Karolcia is an eight-year-old girl who finds a magical blue bead that fulfills her every wish. The girl and her friend Peter uses the bead to bring happiness to other people. They have various adventures including helping the President escape from an evil witch, Filomena, who also tries unsuccessfully to steal the bead. The bead becomes paler throughout the book and tells Karolcia that it will eventually vanish. Although Karolcia is"
"Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (née Ericsson; (14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (""Children of Noisy Village"" in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels ""Mio, My Son"", ""Ronia the Robber's Daughter"", and ""The Brothers Lionheart"". Lindgren worked Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Raben & Schörgen publishing house in Stockholm and has written more than 30 books for children. In January 2017, she was calculated to be"
"Harriet the Spy Harriet the Spy is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. It has been called ""a milestone in children's literature"" and a ""classic"". In the U.S. it ranked number 12 book for kids and number 17 all-time children's novel on two lists generated in 2012. Eleven-year-old Harriet M. Welsch is an aspiring writer who lives in New York City's Upper East Side. Harriet is precocious, and enthusiastic about her future career. Encouraged by her nanny, Catherine ""Ole Golly,"" Harriet carefully observes others and writes her thoughts down in a notebook"
"the same title in 1968, by Stina Hergin, younger sister of the children's author Astrid Lindgren. A German translation entitled ""Der Spuk im alten Schrank"" (The spook – or mischief – in the old cupboard), by Marie-Louise Dumont and illustrated by Sita Jucker, also appeared in 1968. Barbara Sleigh followed on with another children's fantasy novel two years later. ""The Snowball"" features a snowball that hatches into a ""snow child"". The given name ""Jessamy"" or ""Jessamie"", normally considered a variant of Jasmine and Jessamine, is found in the English language since 1633, but has always been rare. It showed up"
"""Cheaper by the Dozen 2"" as Harriet's friend Sport, and """"'s Melinda Shankar as Janie. In this film Harriet competes against Marion Hawthorne to see who has a better blog. Harriet the Spy Harriet the Spy is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. It has been called ""a milestone in children's literature"" and a ""classic"". In the U.S. it ranked number 12 book for kids and number 17 all-time children's novel on two lists generated in 2012. Eleven-year-old Harriet M. Welsch is an aspiring writer who lives in New York City's Upper"
"and her increasing awareness of Hitler's evil plans, Mark becomes interested in learning more about the actual history of Hitler and World War II, and wonders how he would have acted in Heidi's place. Anna finishes her story with Heidi escaping from the ruins of Berlin and immigrating to Australia, where she grows old and eventually reveals the truth to her granddaughter. Hitler's Daughter Hitler's Daughter is a children's novel by Australian children's author Jackie French. It was first published in 1999, and is one of French's most critically acclaimed books. A group of children waiting for their school bus"
"A Little Pretty Pocket-Book A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, intended for the Amusement of Little Master Tommy and Pretty Miss Polly with Two Letters from Jack the Giant Killer is the title of a 1744 children's book by British publisher John Newbery. It is generally considered the first children's book, and consists of simple rhymes for each of the letters of the alphabet. To market the book to the children of the day, the book came with either a ball for a boy, or a pincushion for a girl. The book was very popular in England, and earned Newbery much fame;"
"like Hekja, but refrains from letting on. Hikki dies in the Viking's Skraeling raid while Snorri is wounded, and after about two months, Hekja marries Snorri the Skald and they are very happy together. They Came on Viking Ships They Came on Viking Ships is a children's historical novel by Jackie French, first published in Australia in 2005. In 2007 it was retitled as Slave Girl for its publication in Britain, and Rover for its publication in the United States. The story focuses on a 12-year-old girl called Hekja. Hekja lives with her mother in a simple village by the"
"in Austria. The Church is the St. Nikolauskirche, Bichl, Matrei, Osttirol. Heidi (miniseries) Heidi is a 1993 American two-part, three-hour television miniseries based on the classic Swiss 1880 novel of the same name by Johanna Spyri, which has sold over 50 million copies and has been adapted for film and television nearly 20 times. ""Heidi"" originally aired on the Disney Channel on July 18 and 19, 1993, and stars Noley Thornton in the title role. At the beginning of part one of the miniseries, John and Adelheid are killed in a tree accident following an argument with John's father, Tobias."
"was first published in Swedish by Rabén & Sjögren. The first book from the series (""Elle Kari"") was released in 1951. At first Anna Riwkin-Brick took photographs of Elle-Kari and her surrounding and then Elly Jannes wrote the story. The book series was translated into 18 additional languages, including English, German (titled: ""Kinder unserer Welt"" – Children of our World) and Hebrew (titled: ""ילדי העולם"" – Children of the World). The first editions in Germany and the United Kingdom alone included 25,000 copies. The book was followed by 14 more books, which were sold more than 900,000 times. The stories"
"of the countries into whose languages Potter's books have been translated"". The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was published by Frederick Warne & Co. in October 1905. Mrs. Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog washerwoman who lives in a tiny cottage in the fells of the Lake District. A child named Lucie happens upon the cottage and stays for tea. The two deliver freshly laundered clothing to the animals and birds in the neighbourhood. Potter thought the book would be best enjoyed by girls, and, like most"
"The Tin Princess The Tin Princess (1994) is a young adult novel by the English author Philip Pullman, part of the Sally Lockhart series. Sixteen-year-old Becky is about to have her life changed. A dramatic explosion is only the start of her incredible adventure. As maid to the cockney Crown Princess (Adelaide of ""The Ruby in the Smoke"", whose fortunes have greatly changed) of Razkavia, a tiny kingdom in Europe, she is plunged into a turmoil of murder and intrigue. Rebecca 'Becky' Winthers is the first character introduced in the book. She is hired as a language tutor for Adelaide"