Frank B. Gilbreth, master bricklayer, industrial engineer, pioneer of motion study, with his wife, Lillian, apply their considerable skills with scientific management to the rearing of their 12 children (6 boys, 6 girls) with hilarity, unexpected happenings, and normal sibling relations.
Decade Books: 1950
Appeal terms: Character driven; fast paced; funny; heartwarming; conversational; engaging, upbeat.
A delightful movie, more true to the book than the 2002 version, is the original, Cheaper by the Dozen (with Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy) and its sequel, Belles on Their Toes.
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