Cheaper by the Dozen Author:Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Back in the days when the "horseless carriage" was a novelty, there were 12 red-headed Gilbreth children and they had more fun than a traveling circus. They lived in a great, big, wonderful house in the country, with all kinds of pets, and a large, gray Pierce-Arrow that Dad Gilbreth called "Foolish Carriage." — Whenever Dad took the family for a... more » ride, someone was sure to ask, "How do you feed all those kids?"
And Dad would reply, "Well, you they they come cheaper by the dozen."
Based on the true account of the Gilbreth family, written by two of the children.« less