Cheaper By the Dozen

3.75 stars, partly for the nostalgia factor. I adored Cheaper by the Dozen when I was a young teen, and I read it more times than I can count. I still have the ancient paperback copy of this book and its sequel, Belles on Their Toes, on my basement bookshelves. I just reread it for the first time in......more

I read this as a school assignment when I was in the sixth grade. I think it was first published in 1948. I have seen, within the last year, about a half hour of the old fifties-era movie of it, starring Clifton Webb as the beloved father. I have not seen the Steve Martin one. (If I'm not wrong, the......more

Quite delightful! Written in 1948, but set in the early 1900s through 1920s, this is chock full of fun history and nostalgia. It's written in second person, from the perspective of the children, as if one of the 12 is looking back on her early childhood with admiration. The tone is a little too rosy......more

This is one of the more hilarious books ever! It's also an incredible history of an incredible family. The Gilbreths are absolutely incredible, and their stories are ridiculous to the point of unbelievability ... but they're true! Mr. Gilbreth (Dad) is the best, but I really like Ernestine, too ... a......more