After their ship founders at sea, members of the Robinson family find themselves stranded in an uninhabited, idyllic land. This edition features an Introduction by the beloved author of "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales." Reissue.

Johann David Wyss (1743-1818) was, like the narrator of his famous story, a Swiss pastor who had four sons. He is best remembered for Swiss Family Robinson which it is said was inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and which became an international classic bestseller.