#savvysettings #bridge
It‘s been a long time since I‘ve read this one and when I did read it I enjoyed it. Thanks for hosting a fun month @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
so-soI‘m surprised this book won a Newberry. It was an odd combinations of themes and while set in Paris, it didn‘t feel particularly French.
pickA hobo and a recently-homeless family become unlikely friends in this winter tale.
This is short and sweet, full of ideas about what family means. There‘s also a bit about how being honest means nothing if you‘re not kind and generous, which I found interesting.
#ChildrensClassicRead2020 DECEMBER
Seems to be an appropriate pick to end out 2020. Having chose all these books in 2019 I find it rather serendipitous.
Anyone feel free to join in I read these books with my coffee just a page or two in the mornings throughout the month.
Next years schedule of books
http://bookhippie.com/index.php/2020/10/29/childrens-classics-2021/
Day 30: I automatically thought of this cover when I saw the prompt #wintrycover. I feel like I can feel the cold of that time by the water under the bridge. 🥶 #auldlangreads
pickThe Family Under the Bridge is a fantastic RF novel by Natalie Savage Carlson and illustrated by Garth Williams. This book is a Newbury Honor and would be great for a 3-5 IR. Armand is an old hobo living under a bridge in Paris who has everything he owns in a little cart and has no family. One day, Armand notices a family under his bridge and they begin to care for one another and Armand wants to help the mom and her children out the best he can.
pickA sweet, short children‘s book that is perfect for the holiday season. When Armand discovers a homeless family under his bridge, he reluctantly befriends them and allow them to share his space during the Christmas season. He soon becomes attached to them and decides to provide a home for them. I wasn‘t overly thrilled with how the Romani characters were viewed by some people, but it does reflect the unfair ways they have been historically treated.
pickThis was a highly unlikely but very sweet Christmas book.
so-soAn old hobo begrudgingly befriends a homeless family under a bridge in Paris.
A sweet story, I suppose, but not earth-shattering in any way.
I had hoped to think of a more creative pick today... but it's Friday and that just didn't happen. Maybe tomorrow. #LyricalApril #UnderTheBridge
A heartwarming Newbery Honor-winning book about finding family in the unlikeliest places, written for middle-graders.
#lyricalapril #underthebridge
It isn't walls and furniture that make a home...It's the family.
The Family Under the Bridge | 
