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Title: Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey ISBN: 0-06-008460-X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 28 May, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (100 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Cheaper by the Dozen
Comment: Cheaper by the Dozen is a well written biography on the Gilbreth family and all the craziness they go through every day with such a big family. This large family consists of 12 children and a set of parents. All 12 kids-Fred, Dan, Anne, Bob, Bill, Frank, Martha, Lil, Ernestine, Jack, Jane and Mary-all have red or blonde hair and lots of freckles. My favorite character was Mr. Gilbreth. This story took place in Mont Clair, New Jersey and i think that was a very appropriate setting. My favorite part in the book was when Mr. Gilbreth would not let Anne and Ernestine wear make-up, high heels or short skirts. I also liked when the Gilbreths went to California to visit Mrs. Gilbreth's family. There are many more good parts, but you will need to read the book or listen to it on tape to find out about them. What i liked best about the story is that it was pretty funny. I would reccomend it to any one who likes books written with a sense of humor. There isn't any real plot or climax to this story, but that may be one of the reasons I liked it so much. It flows very well and the only confusing part is all of the characters. Overall, it was a pretty good book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Above the Crowd!
Comment: Frank Gilbreth, a man of great pride and confidence, always sought the respect and attention of everyone and always looked to stand above the crowd. Frank Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey write a comic-filled Cheaper by the Dozen to tell of all the adventures of growing up in a family of fourteen. There is no other man more capable of raising twelve children than Frank Gilbreth. Being a world-famous efficiency expert, Frank often used the children as guinea pigs to test out his different theories. He put the newborn baby Anne into the bathtub because he thought newborn babies could instinctively swim. When Anne could not swim he took her out of the tub and looked at the nurse and said, "Now if it had been a boy."
His ability to never show a sign of weakness helped to keep him one step ahead of his children. It is one laugh after another as Mr. Gilbreth tries to control his circus of children. With each adventure you can't help but fall more in love with the Gilbreth family. Cheaper by the Dozen is a classic tale of fond memories of growing up in early America, but like the Gilbreth family, continues to stand above the rest.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's still really funny
Comment: I was watching the attractions for the Steve Martin version of Cheaper By the Dozen and thinking that it looks like the only element they kept from the book was the title and having 12 kids. I really haven't read the book since..... 6th grade? It was my favorite book then. I decided to re read it and it's still really funny. I mean laugh out loud funny. The rest is a charming look at life in a different time.
It's just a wonderful story about Frank and Lillian Gilbreth (I believe he started motion study and invented touch typing, she was a psychologist) and their 12 children growing up around the turn of the century everything in the household is about learning and responsibilty to gently instill responsible behavior in the children as they grow to adulthood. That said I really loved the bit where the wife leaves him with the kids and when she returnes he says he only had problems with that one over there, but I spanked him and that worked it all out and she says he's not one of theirs.
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Title: Belles on Their Toes by Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey ISBN: 055325605X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 February, 1984 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: All-of-a-kind Family by Sydney Taylor, Helen John ISBN: 0440400597 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1984 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title:Cheaper By the Dozen ASIN: B00013RCAM Publisher: Fox Home Entertainme Pub. Date: 16 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $10.49 |
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Title: Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes, Kathryn Nandersonn McLean ISBN: 0156563770 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: June, 1968 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: Life With Father by Clarence Day ISBN: 0091885655 Publisher: Ebury House Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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