Heidi

Escrito por Johanna Spyri

Narrado por Staff Audiolibros Colección

Heidi es una niña que, huérfana desde muy pequeña y queda al cuidado de su joven tía Dete. Apenas la mujer encuentra una buena oportunidad de trabajo, lleva a la niña a vivir a la aldea de Dörffi en la comuna suiza de Maienfeld con su abuelo, a quien no conocía, y a quien los habitantes llamaban "El Viejo de los Alpes", por ser casi un ermitaño.
Heidi es cautivada por la vida en los Alpes, donde lleva un contacto directo con la naturaleza. La niña vive feliz, pero alejada de la sociedad, por lo que su tía decide llevarla a la ciudad para una mejor educación.
Heidi conoce a Clara, una niña inválida, con la cual entabla una hermosa amistad y cambia la vida de ella y su familia.

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Audiolibros Colección
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 1 ene 2023
• ISBN: 9798889441373

Johanna Spyri

Johanna Spyri (1827-1901) was a Swiss writer of children’s books. She began writing during the Franco-Prussian War to raise money for the Red Cross. Her best-known work, Heidi, was adapted for film several times.

Comentarios para Heidi

[mirrani_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Heidi is a book for those who want to become lost in another world. The story is full of happy endings and finding joy in frustrations and sorrows, but it is meant to be a very feel good kind of thing. This is a world where good mountain air cures everything, including the inability to walk. This is also exactly the way the story should be. Heidi is a classic for a very good reason and all children should experience it at least once in their lifetime.For me, the most memorable thing about the story, aside from all of the good that is done for others, are the pictures my mind was able to paint when reading the words. Heidi has always been a very visual experience for me, even when reading a copy that doesn't have illustrations, as my copy does. This is the kind of thing you can easily and honestly put before your mind and come up with a crisp, clear image that makes you want to stay in that place forever. I don't reread it often enough.

[rbeene-1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A well written story about a sweet little girl and how she changes the people in her life.

[kslade-1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Good story even if it's supposed to be for girls!

[nx74defiant · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

The familiar children's' story. I was surprise to see Heidi described as having dark hair and eyes. I always thought of her as blond (Shirley Temple's fault).The amount of religious references to prayer and God surprised me.

[desiree_reads · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

What a charming book this is! Our titular character, Heidi, is an absolute delight! She has such a refreshing outlook on life, brings sunshine to the lives of everyone she knows, and has a way of thinking of others before herself.

The story begins with Heidi being dropped off at her grandfather’s house at the top of a high Alpine hill, a man she’s scarcely met, when her aunt who has raised her thus far leaves to take a job with a wealthy family. Heidi immediately takes to the mountain air, the Alpine flowers, her grandfather and his little cottage, and even the local goatherd boy and all of the goats. After a time of reveling in the freedom the outdoors provides her, Heidi is then taken by the same aunt to live with a different wealthy family, as a companion to their daughter. But Heidi longs for her Alpine home, her grandfather, and the friends she’s made on the hill. Nevertheless, Heidi is a true delight to her new friend Clara, even though the family’s home in town is much different from Heidi’s mountain home.

Full of joy, cheer, doing good for others, as well as delightful and awe-inspiring descriptions of the Swiss Alps and its flora and fauna, this story is a classic must for every family.

This edition of the book, from Barnes and Noble, is also quite lovely with gilded-edged covers, a lovely ribbon bookmark, and 11 beautiful illustrations.

While definitely highly recommended, I am rating this one as four stars rather than five, as, while thoroughly enjoyable, pleasant, and refreshing, it did pale a bit in complexity as compared to something like Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden, which is from roughly the same era of the late 1800’s.

Read this one with your little’s and perhaps they too, like Heidi, will charmingly “want to go about like the light-footed goats”.

[dzejncrvena · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This year, I am trying to read children's books that were adapted into my favorite anime series in the 90s.
The story of Heidi has the epitome of a typical "promdi"* who goes to the city for the first time and doesn't adhere to the city norms. The scenery in the mountainside is thoroughly illustrated in words and the characters have recognizable personalities.

*promdi- Filipino portmanteau word "from the province", a nickname given to a person who grew up in the countryside and has little experience of the city life

[olivermagnus · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This book has sold more than fifty million copies worldwide, has been translated into over fifty languages, and has been enjoyed by generations of children. Heidi is a charming story is about an orphaned girl who is sent away from her aunt to live with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps. Heidi’s grandfather is a cold hearted and mean man when they first meet. Slowly they get to know one another and the love between Heidi and her grandfather grows. Heidi also becomes friends with two other children, Peter and Clara. When Peter, who is Heidi's grandfather's shepherd, starts to become jealous of her relationship with wheelchair bound Clara, he sets in motion a terrible, yet ultimately wonderful event. This is one of those classic books that I would highly recommend to anyone, from a ten year old to an adult. It demonstrates the power of friendship. Unlike the angst driven young characters of today, Heidi is a heartwarming girl who is always grateful and contented, no matter what her situation. Is it realistic? Probably not, but it's still a lovely story. The first time I read Heidi was 55 years ago and occasionally I like to go to my “nostalgia” bookshelf and recapture a moment of childhood magic. It's hard to find a more magical story than “Heidi”.

[fingerpost_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Little orphan, Heidi, is carted off at 8 years old to live with her hermit grandfather, after her cousin wearies of caring for her. The grandfather lives in a hut in the Swiss Alps, a healthy walk up from the nearest village. She quickly wins the hearts of her grandfather, Peter, the goatherd boy and his family. (That's the first third of the book.) Out of the blue, the cousin shows up and carts Heidi off to send her to live with a family in Frankfurt, whose wheelchair bound daughter, Clara, wants for a companion. Heidi quickly wins Clara's heart (as well as the butler, Sebastian, who is perhaps my favorite character, though a minor one) though her charms never seduce the housekeeper, Frau Rottenmeier. Though Heidi loves Clara, she misses her mountain home, and her grandfather, and begins to slowly waste away, until eventually Clara's doctor tells the family that Heidi must be sent back home, for the city life is slowly killing her. (That's the second third of the book - and the best part.) That last third is a slow and steady avalanche of sunshine and roses. Heidi goes home and recovers fully. The doctor comes to visit, and he grows healthier. He tells Clara's father that his daughter must visit, as the mountain air will do her good. Indeed it does! The invalid up and walking before you know it, evidently healed her her leg paralysis by mountain air and goat's milk! Who knew? Clara's wealthy father is so grateful, he puts Heidi in his will so that she will never want for anything as long as she lives. There are a few Sunday school sermons on trust in God thrown in for good measure, which were so preachy they took the reader out of the story for the duration of the God-lecture. I found the first and second parts of the book entertaining and deserving of its classic status. The third part however was so unrealistically and relentlessly positive and cheerful that the book as a whole suffered for it a bit; and was also harmed by the little sermonettes whenever those turned up.

[linyarai · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

A great classic.

[ladycato · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I owned this book as a child and I read it over and over again. I don't think I've read it since I was about 11. My main memory is how evocatively it described the Alps. It truly made me want to go there (which I have yet to do, but some day...!). Oddly enough, I have never felt the need to go to Frankfurt.Heidi remains a fast, pleasant read, full of gorgeous scenery. I didn't recall the heavy Christian message, though that's certainly in keeping with the time period--right along with the 'heal yourself through nature' theme. I think looking at the book in the historical context is pretty important, as otherwise the book comes across as trite and predictable with lots of stereotyped characters, though this is the book that established many major tropes.I actually saw the Shirley Temple movie based on the book recently. As a kid, I vastly preferred the book because it is more centered in nature and had a better ending, I thought (even 1930s Hollywood felt the need to end everything with a dramatic chase scene). The book gives Peter a lot more nuance with his learning disability, selfish inclinations, and guilt complex.

[librarycin · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

3.5 stars5-year old Heidi, an orphan, has been raised by her aunt since she was a baby, but now Heidi’s aunt feels that it’s time Heidi went to live with her grandfather on a mountain in the Swiss Alps. Heidi loves the mountain and the goats who belong to the goatherd neighbour, Peter. Heidi, later, is recruited to go to Frankfurt to be a companion to Clara, who is in a wheelchair. But, oh, she misses her mountain and her grandfather so much!I remember that I read this as a child, and I loved it! I didn’t remember much about it, except that Heidi lived with her grandfather on a mountain. I remembered nothing else (until the characters were introduced: oh, yeah – Peter the goatherd and Clara, the girl in a wheelchair!). I started off thinking I’d rate this read of it (an audio) 4 stars, I decided on 3.5 (good). I suspect it might have been better to read it, rather than listen; however, fond memories remain. I did enjoy the reminder of what actually happened in the book (although it does seem I missed bits and pieces, here and there – I suspect I wouldn’t have if I’d not listened to the audio).

[starbox_2 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

After a recent trip to Switzerland, was motivated to re-read after about 50 years. - and it's amazing how much comes back to me. Even the names of the goats, the nasty Fraulein Rottenmeier...Reading it as an adult, it IS a tad saccharine and religious ; but it's not aimed at adults, and I loved it as a child.When orphaned Heidi is dumped on a curmudgeonly grandfather, living apart from the rest of the village on a mountain, the neighbours foresee her having a tough time. But the old man gradually unbends, and Heidi soon adores the outdoors life, helping goatherd Peter with the animals and visiting his blind grandmother. But then Heidi's aunt whisks back into their life, having found the child a 'situation' as companion to a well-to-do wheelchair-bound girl in Frankfurt...Much homesickness, a taking on board of the precepts of Christianity...and a successful ending for all.

[karenleefield · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Heidi by Johanna Spyri was written around 1880 and for this reason the wording is very old fashion and stiff to read. Yet, knowing the era the story is set in suits the formal writing. I found it easy to accept and even to ignore.Heidi is about a young girl who lives in the Swiss mountains. Everyone who meets her falls under her spell as she is a girl of innocence and loves helping people. Her loving nature and giving heart result in people depending on her more than they should.The story is well known by most people, as it was to me. What I didn’t know was that the book is heavily religious orientated. These days, a writer is warned to be subtle in the messages they wish to share with their audience. The messages within Heidi were not subtle! The messages are clear and strong, sometimes even a bit overpowering, but I didn't allow that to ruin the story."Give with a willing heart.""Remember God in all that you do and the reward will be greater than your wish."I’m glad I read the ebook for no other reason than the fact that I can now say I’ve read it. It was good to revisit a childhood story and discover new things within it.

[bookconcierge · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Digital audiobook performed by Johanna Ward. 4.5**** This classic of children’s literature tells the story of Heidi, a young orphan girl who lives with her gruff grandfather up on a Swiss mountain. She befriends Peter, the goatherd, and becomes beloved by all the villagers. I’d seen the Shirley Temple movie about a million times when I was a child and absolutely loved it, but I had never read the book. It’s a wonderful story about a child who has lost much but relishes all that she has. She’s intelligent, open-minded, hind-hearted and has a great generosity of spirit. She comes across several mean-spirited (and downright nasty) people, but her cheerfulness wins over many people and she eventually prevails. I listened to the audio performed by Johanna Ward. She does a marvelous job, with clear diction and a pace that isn’t too fast for younger listeners to absorb.

[lg503-1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Heidi moved to her grandfather to live with him on the mountains. She met Peter and became good friends. Her grandfather does not want Heidi to send her to school. After a couple of weeks being there, her aunt takes her to Frankfurt to live with Clara a girl in a wheelchair that needed a companion. Heidi really liked Clara they also became good friends. Heidi learned how to read while with Clara. But Heidi always wanted to go back to the mountains, and became sick for missing it so much. At the end she goes back to the mountains with her grandfather. Later, Clara comes to visit her and end up staying with Heidi. Clara was so happy there, that she end ups walking.

[heatherlinc · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I loved "Heidi" as a little girl and having just revisited it, it was still a sweet read. I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the beautiful Swiss Alps, which I was lucky enough to visit last year.

[tonifgmamtc · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

It's sweet—makes everything seem like it will work out for the best if you're a good person.

[kimsalyers · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

very good book

[thebookmagpie · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I loved this book in a way I could never love Little Women or Anne of Green Gables, and I have no idea why. I think something about it just appealed to me. However, the sequel is actually BETTER.

[kate_schulte078 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This book would be good to use to show another culture. Students will like this book because of how Heidi thinks of things that are out of the ordinary.

[jillrhudy · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

You can taste this novel. You can breathe it. You can feel the embraces of the grandfather and Peter's mother. Your own legs tingle as Clara's come to life and she begins to walk. Heidi may be just a shade on the corny side (and the movies are even worse), but Spyri's classic is uniquely alive, incredibly sensuous. You are genuinely thrilled when Heidi gets back to the mountains, genuinely moved when Clara walks and the reclusive grandfather is brought back into his community. A beauty.

[leslie398 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Heartwarming tale lived up to my memories. Narrator Marnie MacAdams did a good job except for the voice of Frau Rottenmeier, which I didn't like.

[bookworm12_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Heidi, aka The Mountains Aren’t Handicap Accessible, is the story of an orphaned 5-year-old who’s dropped at her recluse grandfather’s home in the Swiss mountains. Her sunny demeanor changes everyone around her. From her cranky grandpa to Peter the goat-herd to a blind elderly woman, she cheers up everyone she meets.She’s the picture of innocence and optimism. Her naïve view of the world encourages others and gives them hope. She’s a bit of a Pollyanna and finds her greatest satisfaction in doing things for others.Soon after moving to the mountains she’s sent off to Frankfurt, Germany to live as a companion to Klara, a rich girl who is confined to a wheelchair. She finds herself battling an overwhelming homesickness for her life in the mountains and detests city life.It’s a good story, but Heidi is just so sweet. That’s not a bad thing it just meant there wasn’t much to dig my teeth into. I think this would be a perfect book to read with kids, although it was much longer than I expected it to be (almost 300 pages).“How good it is that the dear Lord doesn’t give us what we pray so terribly hard for when He knows of something much better.”

[cyoung23 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

The big idea of Heidi focuses on caring for friends and family, and staying positive in life. Visually, the illustrations were a little plain. They did not capture my attention like other colorful illustrations have before. The third person point of view was a good choice for this story, because it allowed the audience to understand all of the characters emotions. The characters were very well developed in that I really felt close to them by the end of the story. I believe the author accomplished this by giving us background knowledge on each character. For example, telling about Klara’s condition and saying she needed a companion due to her impairment introduced her, a character who uses a wheelchair. Examples like this will help the reader feel more emotionally connected to characters. The author also does a good job at providing good context for the era this story takes place in by subtly talking about the contemporary issues of the time. Overall, I really enjoyed the sweet plot and characters of this story.

[nadinec.keels · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

That was pleasant. I had a mind to read Heidi ever since I saw the 1993 Disney film with Noley Thornton as Heidi and Jason Robards as her grandfather. Wonderful movie I watched several times (much better than the 1937 version, I'd say), but I never got around to reading the book in childhood. I recently figured it wasn't too late, so I got my hands on a copy. Glad I did (though there's not much accurate about the long-haired girl standing next to a pond or lake or something, on the cover of my copy. Should be a short-haired curly top on a mountain!)I found I liked the overall pacing of the 1993 movie better than the book, which seemed to have a lag in the middle, but then I learned that the book was originally published as two works. Knowing the second half of the story was originally a sequel explains the pacing, and I was surprised and buoyed by the God-lessons present in the book. Reading it answered some questions I had as a child when I watched the film, namely: "What's supposed to happen to Heidi in a few years though, since her grandfather is old?" The book did have an end or two that could be described as loose, and though the next volume of Heidi's story was not written by Spyri, and I wouldn't call myself the hugest fan of writers writing continuations to other people's stories, I'm tempted to check out the next book to see what's what in it, since it seems to be a pretty accepted sequel.Again I say, pleasant reading. Definitely a book I'd recommend for children--and maybe even other adults who didn't get around to reading it earlier, like me.

[cbilbo-1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I remember reading this when I was in the 5th grade. At that time, I was too young to grasp the actual meaning that this book has behind it. Now re-reading this book, I am touched deaply by this book.

This childs book carries several big messages. 1.) God is to be thanked for what we have in life. That through prayer, we are able to speak to God and be blessed. 2.) It's important that we care for those who are not capable to care for themselves. 3.) Be kind to others.

This is such a wonderful book. Every young child should read this.

[janeajones · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

My mother read Heidi to me when I was 5, and I reread it every year until I went to college.

[monica02-1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, is one of my favourite books. It is heartwarming to read about Heidi’s sweet personality and how she brightens the lives of her grandfather, Clara, and so many others. I can easily imagine Heidi’s adventures in my mind, and find Heidi a very memorable story.

[satyridae · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

How is it that I read this as a kid and never noticed the heavy-handed Christian proselytizing? It's treacly and pious and unrealistic in so many ways, and yet the parts where Heidi is trapped in the city, longing for her home on the mountain, are some of the truest, saddest chapters ever written. And the moments on the mountain with the goats are pure poetry. Ultimately the preaching weighs down the lyricism of the mountain parts for me.

[shojo_a · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

As a kid, I used to pretend to be eidi when I was going to sleep, and pretend that I was sleeping in my little bed of hay in Grandfather's house...