

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The Good and the Beautiful is proud to bring these beautiful stories back to homes and libraries everywhere. Translated from German to English in the early 1900s, her stories quickly became beloved classics throughout the world.

Johanna Spyri, best known for her book Heidi, is the beloved author of dozens of novels and short stories for children. When Mother faints from hunger, the children know they must do something! Through their innocent gift of song, they meet a group of travelers who take pity on their plight and determine to bless their lives forevermore. Work is scarce and food scarcer, especially during the long winter months. High in the mountains of Switzerland, Basti, Fränzeli, and their widowed mother are constantly battling poverty with their widowed mother. Through her simple acts of pure kindness, Eveli learns how love can soften even the hardest of hearts. Two books published as one- Eveli and The Children’s CarolĮvery day in the beautiful vacation time Eveli came down to the hospital with a new bunch of flowers, and every day the patients looked forward to her appearance, so that one could see she brought everyone something that did them good.Įven though life for Eveli is difficult, she finds immense joy as she discovers ways to serve and uplift others around her.
