Companion Library Heidi and Hans Brinker

by Johanna Spyri, Mary Mapes Dodge

Two-in-one book. Heidi: 304 pages, Hans Brinker: 298 pages
ASIN B0000VFH5Y8

Genres: Classics, Childrens, Fiction, Classic Literature

602 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of children's stories, best known for Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read Heidi for Gr. 1 read aloud. My 6yo loved it and I appreciated anew the author's spiritual insights and characters. Some of the chapters were a bit long to read in one sitting but we managed just fine.
As for Hans Brinker, I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would! I remembered very little of the story but it has all the pleasing parts of a good fairytale but told in a real world place. There was more history and geography about Holland woven in than I expected but it was balanced well with the story. Truly enjoyable stories!

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Liked both books

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heidi - 3 stars - a lovely little story that I enjoyed reading
Hans Brinker - 2 stars - just too much stuff that wasn’t directly related to the Brinkers’ story, which was what I was really interested in. It made the book feel like a bit of a slog, though I do appreciate the attempts to impart some Dutch history.

[Amy N Bowers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved reading this with my daughters. What a wholesome story. We had such great conversation starters with this one. We loved giggling about Rottenmeir and the cats. We loved daisy and dusky and snowflake. We heard how prayer and faith can change hearts and move mountains and even recognized the story of the prodigal son being retold. We loved the true sweet friendship of Heidi and Clara!

[Twyla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I only read Hans Brinker this time around. My favorite part was when the father was cured. My least favorite part was when the money was almost lost to them for good because they looked under the wrong tree and then gave up.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

We loved the story of Heidi. The rating is for this particular edition.