Heidi - Great Illustrated Classics Author:Johanna Spyri, Deidre S. Laiken (Adapter), Pablo Marcos Studio (Illustrator) This classic book is the heartwarming tale of a cheerful orphan sent to live with her hermit-like grandfather high in the Swiss Alps. There, she transforms the lives of Peter, a goatherder; Peter's blind grandmother; Clara, a well-to-do but sickly girl; and even the old Alm-Uncle, Heidi's surly grandfather.