Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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Book Reviews of Cheaper by the Dozen
Book Review: An Awesome Book, Ignore the Ludicrous Cover
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know why they would put a picture from the recent movie on the cover of this classic book...it had NOTHING to do with this book. The movie was stupid; this book is GREAT. The amazing Gilbreth family shares hilarious and heartwarming stories about growing up with parents who basically began motion-study (figuring out how businesses could do things in less time). This is one to read out loud to the kids. They will laugh and laugh...and so will you. :^)Book Review: Would you like to have 11 siblings?
Summary: 5 Stars
Cheaper by the Dozen is a good book for children who like true stories. It is about a family of 14 people and 12 of them are children. My favorite character is Frank. I like Frank because he is independent. The funniest part of the book is when they find Mikes athletic cup in the dish washer. You should read Cheaper by the Dozen.Book Review: A Funny Survival Manual for the Frugal Family
Summary: 4 Stars
Frank B Gilbreth, Sr. was an American original, known in his own day as an efficiency expert and still remembered because of his "motion study" methods. He is, in addition, still loved, because two of his children wrote about him in this book.
He was unquestionably a Trial to his children, painting messages in Morse Code on the walls, putting record players and foreign language records in the bathrooms and driving around with his huge brood of children in the car shouting embarrassing remarks to passersby. Not only does he sound like enormous fun, but after a childhood like that one would be prepared for anything the world tossed at you.
This is a great book, especially for the hard times that are facing the world. It reminds us that there are fabulous ways to have fun without being hooked up to some electronic device. It shows how creativity can make money go a little further. Maybe love, ingenuity and the willingness to try will get a family through, especially if they stick together. A great book, so why only four stars? Because the sequel BELLES ON THEIR TOES, is even funnier and better.
Book Review: Fun, But It's Not the Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
When two extremely intelligent people, become married, and begin starting a family, what do you get? An efficiency-expert for a father, a psychologist for a mother, and twelve crazy kids, who are rambunctious, yet loving at the same time. When the Gilbreth family is moved from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, no one knows what to expect. Throughout CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN you find out just what crazy things happened to the family during their journey. From leaving kids behind at restaurants, to being mistaken for an orphanage, siblings Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, explain to us just what it was like being a family of 14. Written in 8-10 page short stories, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN offers something for children and adults of all ages. A must-have for all looking for a heartwarming, yet hilarious, family story.NOTE: This book is NOTHING like the 2003 movie starring Steve Martin and Hilary Duff. In fact, the only similarities are the amount of children in the family. If you are looking for a novelization of the movie, this isn't it.
Erika Sorocco
Book Review: A Review Of Cheaper By The Dozen by David Church
Summary: 4 Stars
What do you get when you put together 12 children and a mother and father? You get a heart warming tale about a family of fourteen living in the late nineteen twenties, who deals with the struggles that all families go through. The father is in motion study, which means he makes ways to do everyday stuff faster. The mother is a psychiatrist. It's great and funny story for all ages to read and enjoy, and anyone with a big or little family can find something to relate to the things that happen in the book. I would recommend that everybody read this book. I would give this book a four and a half star rating.