have you read Heidi?

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Has any of you guys read Heidi: the girl of the alps bu Johanna spyri? It's a kid's book, but so much depth and SO emotional, I cried a lot when I read it😭😳 Also, there was an anime cartoon based on the book that aired in India a few years back, did any of you watch it? It was so good, did the book full justice.😊
So did you read it and liked it?

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Posted: 16 years ago
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omg i love heidi the animated cartoon series it was my fav cartoon in my childhood ,i love the way heidi lived in the alps with her grandpa and friend i love the wy sh ewent to milk the cows and took the sheeps for gazing but i havent read the book ,i dint know one existed i would love to read it ,acatually iam gonna buy it soon.
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Posted: 16 years ago
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I have read Heidi & I love it! It was such a dear,moving book & little Heidi is such a lovable creature,isn't she?😳 I loved the way Heidi changed her Grand pa from a grumpy hermit in to a mellow old man & her friendship with Peter & the way she brings colour to Carla's world.But for me,one of the most moving parts of the entire story was how Heidi smuggled a role from the dining table daily while at Carla's house so she could save them & give them to Peter's granny one day😊 That part was so touching & made me think that the innocent little ways in which little children love & show their love are so beautiful & heart-warming that any person would be lucky to be loved in such a pure way😊 Definitely one of the best Children's classics of all time👏👏👏
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Yeahhhhh, i Loveed heidi, it's toooo touching, i saw the animated cartoon n read it as well, it was awesome.That little kis is too adorable, i really cried wid that kid as well as laughed with her!
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Wow I used to love that book! 😃
I read it many times when I was younger 😳
I agree it was so touching 😛
And that cartoon was too cute 😛
i remember we went 2 visit my cousins who lived in India for 4 weeks we watched it every night while eating our Sun Lollies 😆 fond memories! 😛
Btw has any1 read the sequel where she goes 2 college?
I cant remeber it very well but it was good though not as cute 😊
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Yayyyyyyyyyyy!! I'm so happy so many people have read it or seen the cartoon!!🥳
@divyalrl, dream and missindia26: I KNOW right??!! The cartoon was so awesome!...Heidi was animated so cutely lol...and still they have episodes of it on youtube but unfortunately they're in japanese, spanish and german, I re-watched all the german ones, since I can speak a little bit of it, but still the emotions are portrayed so nicely one doesn't need a langauge! I still cry heavily every time I see the scene where she has to leave the wonderful world of natural beauty in the Alps and go off to Frankfurt!😭
Even I have some very great childhood memories attached to that show...miss it!=)
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: HPCRAZY

I have read Heidi & I love it! It was such a dear,moving book & little Heidi is such a lovable creature,isn't she?😳 I loved the way Heidi changed her Grand pa from a grumpy hermit in to a mellow old man & her friendship with Peter & the way she brings colour to Carla's world.But for me,one of the most moving parts of the entire story was how Heidi smuggled a role from the dining table daily while at Carla's house so she could save them & give them to Peter's granny one day😊 That part was so touching & made me think that the innocent little ways in which little children love & show their love are so beautiful & heart-warming that any person would be lucky to be loved in such a pure way😊 Definitely one of the best Children's classics of all time👏👏👏


You said it all, HPCRAZY! 👏⭐️
That scene is one of my fav in the book! But I cried when the strict Miss Rottenmeyer takes away the rolls she stored for Peter's grandma! Actually to be honest, I have laughed and cried with Heidi in each and every scene, some of them namely: when she leaves for Frankfurt, when Miss Rottenmeyer scolds her, when Clara's grandmother arrives, the fun she has with Clara and Heidi, when grandma leaves😭, when Heidi severely misses the Alps, when her, Peter and Grandpa help Clara recover, when she plays with her pets, the bird, the goats, kittens😳
I agree, her innocence and loving helpful nature helps transform Grandpa and at the end helps Clara recover, another proof that children's books and shows are some of the best in the world and the message that these books deliver are something the adults of today's world needs in abundance.😉
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: VirgoVixen


You said it all, HPCRAZY! 👏⭐️
That scene is one of my fav in the book! But I cried when the strict Miss Rottenmeyer takes away the rolls she stored for Peter's grandma! Actually to be honest, I have laughed and cried with Heidi in each and every scene, some of them namely: when she leaves for Frankfurt, when Miss Rottenmeyer scolds her, when Clara's grandmother arrives, the fun she has with Clara and Heidi, when grandma leaves😭, when Heidi severely misses the Alps, when her, Peter and Grandpa help Clara recover, when she plays with her pets, the bird, the goats, kittens😳
I agree, her innocence and loving helpful nature helps transform Grandpa and at the end helps Clara recover, another proof that children's books and shows are some of the best in the world and the message that these books deliver are something the adults of today's world needs in abundance.😉

No kidding😃Some of these Children's fictions would undoubtedly help adults see the beauty,innocence & purity of children's world (if only they bothered to read them😊) as well as bring back fond memories of their own childhood days.Btw,that's a really succinct summary of the entire book you've given above😛 Yet another endearing thing about "Heidi" is its main setting in the beautiful Alps.
Btw,I had no idea that "Heidi" had a sequel! Can any one tell me its name?
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Posted: 16 years ago
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i lovd both d serial and d book................
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Posted: 16 years ago
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@ virgo vixen wow you watch on youtube cool! but i dont speak any of those languages :S

@ HP crazy the sequel's called Heidi Grows Up but its not by the same author, sorry I didn't realise, worth a read though

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