The Family Under the Bridge
A Newbery Honor Award Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 12, 2019
The heartwarming and memorable Newbery Honor-winning book about finding family in the unlikeliest places, featuring artwork by beloved illustrator Garth Williams.
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, lightly funny Christmas story finds tenderness in an unlikely family.
- Themes
- Family and belonging, Compassion and caregiving, Finding a home
- Genres
- Christmas & Advent, Homelessness & Poverty, Family Stories
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The heartwarming and memorable Newbery Honor-winning book about finding family in the unlikeliest places, featuring artwork by beloved illustrator Garth Williams. This classic middle grade novel is a welcome and meaningful read, especially at Christmastime. Armand, an old man living on the streets of Paris, relishes his solitary life in the beautiful city. He is happy with his carefree existence, begging and doing odd jobs to keep himself warm and fed.
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With simple pleasures and no cares, what more could he need? Then one day just before Christmas, Armand returns to his favorite spot beneath the bridge to find three cold and hungry children. Although he has no interest in children, Armand soon finds himself caring for the small family. It does not take Armand very long to realize that he must do whatever it takes to get them a real home. Children will treasure this warm and funny adventure of family, freedom, and Santa Claus. The book includes illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Charlotte's Web and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series.
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A warm, lightly funny Christmas story finds tenderness in an unlikely family.
Come here for
- A Paris Christmas tale about solitude giving way to care
- A gentle take on family, freedom, and finding a home
Expect
- Warm humor alongside moments of vulnerability
- Garth Williams’s illustrations throughout
Where it sits
| Family Stories | 42% |
|---|---|
| Christmas & Advent | 37% |
| Homelessness & Poverty | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Family Stories
- Orphans & Foster Kids
- Alternative Family Stories
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- Christmas & Advent
- Stories Set in Europe
- Big Feelings
- Friendship
- Authors
- Natalie Savage Carlson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 12, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family and belonging · Compassion and caregiving · Finding a home
- Reading lane
- The Classics