It's a heartwarming tale of a homeless grandfatherly man who meets a homeless mother and her three children in Paris. Initially Armand, the grandfatherly man, decides he doesn't care for children. The Calcet kids change his mind and he grows to care a great deal for them. All being homeless, Armand cares for the children while their mother works and searches for a home for them. Armand goes from a homeless man, happy to be on the streets, with no desire for employment to a man who pulls himself back together so he can help support these three children.
The book won a Newberry Honor Medal and was published in 1958 so it's an oldie but a goodie. We traveled to Paris with the girls a few years ago so some of the locations were recognizable to Little c. Upon finishing the book, Little C asked if there was a sequel. I guess she liked it?
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