Johanna Spyri (Swiss Standard German: [joˈhana ˈʃpiːri]; née Heusser [ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children’s stories. She wrote the popular book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zürich, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
Books in order of publication:
Heimatlos: Two stories for children, and for those who love children (1877)
Heidi (1880-81)
The Story of Rico (1882)
Uncle Titus and His Visit to the Country (1883)
Gritli’s Children (1883-84)
Rico and Wiseli (1885)
Veronica And Other Friends (1886)
What Sami Sings with the Birds (1887)
Toni, the Little Woodcarver (1890)
Cornelli (1890)
Erick and Sally (1891)
Mäzli (1891)
Vinzi: A Story of the Swiss Alps (1892)
Moni the Goat-Boy (1897)
Little Miss Grasshopper (1898)
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