Cheaper by the Dozen
First edition cover (Thomas Y. Crowell Co.) | |
| Author | Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Thomas Y. Crowell Co. |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 237 |
| ISBN | 0-06-076313-2 |
| Followed by | Belles on Their Toes (1950 book; 1952 film) |
Cheaper by the Dozen is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bestselling book was later adapted into a feature film by Twentieth Century Fox in 1950 and followed up by the sequel, Belles on Their Toes (1950), which was adapted as a 1952 film.