Author: Johanna Spyri Number of pages: 347 pages Translator: Buthaina Al-Ibrahim The novel was published in 1881 and is still read to this day, having been translated into more than seventy languages around the world, and it is said that it has been translated into English alone thirteen times! Heidi has become part of Swiss heritage, and she even tops the list of major Swiss figures, surpassing the legendary William Tell, because she is more famous than him outside Switzerland and is considered the best ambassador for this country on five continents, according to the Swiss Info website. "Heidiland" has become a tourist attraction visited by tourists from all over the world, and the village of Maienfeld is the center of this attraction, but the village of Oberfels changed its name to Heididorf, meaning Heidi's Village. Heidi not only embodies the love of pure nature, but she also calls for the love of others, which inevitably leads to self-love. “Today, in our fragmented societies, we need these traditional values that Heidi presents to us in their true form,” says Swiss literature professor Jean-Michel Wismer. Perhaps we need to reconsider our approach to the world today, the world with its many facets that we have come to miss and mistreat, such as nature, others, and the self. All of this requires a measure of kindness, gentleness, and love. Heidi is a great guide and mentor in this regard, and one day, “joy will be our portion in that blessed paradise.”