| The Family Under the Bridge | |
| Author: | Natalie Savage Carlson |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | 1958 Harper (HarperCollins) |
| Media Type: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 128 p. |
| Isbn: | 9780064402507 |
The Family Under the Bridge is a 1958 seasonal children's novel by Natalie Savage Carlson. It received a Newbery Honor Award.
In the early 1900s a Parisian hobo named Armand dislikes children; but after meeting three children, Suzy, Evelyn, and Paul and their mother – he reluctantly allows them to share his space under a bridge in Paris during the Christmas season. Their ingenuity and talent helps them feed themselves, and he soon becomes attached to the children and determines to provide a home for them. Eventually, he becomes a hardworking man. [1] [2]