A novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her grandfather\'s care, in the Swiss Alps.

This volume contains 12 beautiful books, some of them with the original illustrations, by one of the most renowned children writers of all times, Johanna Spyri. She is the creator of Heidi, the little Swiss girl from the Alps that made us all dream of snowy mountains when we were children. But Spyri wrote many other books, most of them now collected in this beautiful volume. The books are:HEIDI CORNELLI GRITLI’S CHILDRENERICK AND SALLY VERONICATONI, THE LITTLE WOODCARVERRICO AND STINELI (HEIMATLOS)HOW WISELI WAS PROVIDED FOR.MONI THE GOAT-BOYUNCLE TITUS MÄZLIWHAT SAMI SINGS WITH THE BIRDS

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A novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her grandfather\'s care, in the Swiss Alps.

A little story of Swiss peasant life by the author of Heidi. “The popular author of ‘Heidi’ here writes another charming tale of the Alps. Its scene is the Bernese Oberland, and its characters the simple mountaineers and village folk whom Miss Spyri knows so well. Toni, the central figure, is a little goat-herder who longs to develop his gift of wood carving. How his fondest wish is gratified is the theme of the story. Every child will like it for its direct simplicity – and older readers as well.” -Publishers Weekly “Another Alpine story by an author who has already become beloved by the children. Her stories are told in a simple, sympathetic way which holds the attention. The life of little Toni and his mother in their stone hut on the mountain side and later the opportunity which came to this gentle little boy to develop his passion for carving animals are brought out with the same charm which has characterized the earlier stories.” -American Childhood, Volumes 4-5, 1919 Toni, the Little Woodcarver will capture and hold children\'s interest while developing their reading skills and deepening their appreciation of the world\'s great stories.

This volume contains 12 beautiful books, some of them with the original illustrations, by one of the most renowned children writers of all times, Johanna Spyri. She is the creator of Heidi, the little Swiss girl from the Alps that made us all dream of snowy mountains when we were children. But Spyri wrote many other books, most of them now collected in this beautiful volume. The books are:HEIDI CORNELLI GRITLI’S CHILDRENERICK AND SALLY VERONICATONI, THE LITTLE WOODCARVERRICO AND STINELI (HEIMATLOS)HOW WISELI WAS PROVIDED FOR.MONI THE GOAT-BOYUNCLE TITUS MÄZLIWHAT SAMI SINGS WITH THE BIRDS

The story of a very cheerful young man who loved his job and his flock with all his heart. Lovers of \'Heidi\' will be glad to welcome another book by the same author. The clear, refreshing air of the Swiss mountains is in all Johanna Spyri\'s work. She is to the little folk of Switzerland what Louisa M. Alcott is to American children….There is a constant revelation of the wholesome joys and pleasures of peasant life. The author\'s selection of characteristic details gives to her pictures a reality which is rare I books written for children. CONTENTS I. ALL IS WELL WITH MONI II. MONI\'S LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS III. A VISIT IV. MONI CAN NO LONGER SING V. MONI SINGS AGAIN

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The daily promenaders who moved slowly back and forth every afternoon under the shade of the lindens on the eastern side of the pretty town of Karlsruhe were very much interested in the appearance of two persons who had lately joined their ranks. It was beyond doubt that the man was very ill. He could only move slowly and it was touching to see the care with which his little companion tried to make herself useful to him. He supported himself with his right hand on a stout stick, and rested his left upon the the shoulder of the child at his side, and one could see that he needed the assistance of both. From time to time he would lift his left hand and say gently, "Tell me, my child, if I press too heavily upon you." Instantly, however, the child would catch his hand and press it down again, assuring him,