The Family Under the Bridge

Description

This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand, who relished his solitary life. Children, he said, were like starlings, and one was better off without them. But the children who lived under the bridge recognized a true friend when they met one, even if the friend seemed a trifle unwilling at the start. And it did not take Armand very long to realize that he had gotten himself a ready-made family -- one that he loved with all his heart, and one for whom he would have to find a better home than the bridge. Armand and the children's adventures around Paris -- complete with gypsies and a Santa Claus -- make a story which children will treasure.

First Sentence

Once there was an old hobo named Armand who wouldn't have lived anywhere but in Paris.

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Other Editions

• The Family Under the BridgePaperbackHarperTrophy1989-02-15
• The family under the bridgeHarper1958-01-01
• Family under the BridgeHarperCollins Publishers1958-01-01
• The family under the bridge.Harper1958-01-01
• Family Under the BridgePaperbackScholastic Paperbacks1972-06-01
• The family under the bridgeScholastic1986-01-01