Heidi is a work of children's fiction by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts. It is a novel about the events in the life of a 5-year-old girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children".
Heidi is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature.