Is Heidi Based on a true story?
Johanna Spyri’s heart-warming story was based on the real-life adventures of Heidi Schwaller, 92, who grew up near Chur in the Swiss Alps. … Spyri was drawn to Heidi and her grandfather and took an interest in the child’s welfare.
Who wrote Heidi grown?
Charles Tritten
Heidi Grows Up/Authors
Charles Tritten wrote this and the three later novels primarily by adapting from Johanna Spyri’s other children’s stories, given their similar settings and storylines.
