This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of Heidi by Johanna Spyri is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers‎.‎ It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+‎,‎ whilst retaining all the key parts of the story including Heidi‎'‎s friendship with Peter‎,‎ her life in Frankfurt with Clara‎,‎ and fascinating details about life in the mountains‎.‎ Detailed full‎-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life‎.‎ Other exciting titles in the Ladybird Classics series include Alice in Wonderland‎,‎ Gulliver‎'‎s Travels‎,‎ The Secret Garden‎,‎ Oliver Twist‎,‎ Treasure Island‎,‎ A Christmas Carol‎,‎ Peter Pan‎,‎ The Three Musketeers‎,‎ The Jungle Book and The Wind in the Willows‎.‎