The Family Under the Bridge

The Family Under the Bridge is a 1958 seasonal children's novel by Natalie Savage Carlson. It received a Newbery Honor Award.

Plot
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.

Awards

 * Newbery Honor (1959)
 * A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (1959)