Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Scholastic Inc. (1990), Edition: Reprint, 97 pages
Description
An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself.
Subjects
Awards
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 1960)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1960-1961)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1959)
Language
Original publication date
1958
Physical description
97 p.
ISBN
0590441698 / 9780590441698
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Oh, how I loved this book! These are my favorite Garth Williams illustrations, and that is saying a lot. The story is simply wonderful...and it paints a magical picture of Paris--not the shiny images that you see in tourist photos, but a rich atmosphere with real characters. This is a oldie but
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