Cheaper_By_The_Dozen

Cheaper By The Dozen “ Cheaper by the Dozen”, based on a real-life story of the Gilbreth family, is a fantastic book. This hilarious comedy about a family with a dozen children kept me in stitches until the end! This family, run like a well oiled machine, took me on Sunday rides through the country, battles in the family court, summers at the sea, Father’s theories on motion study, and the economic removal of the whole families tonsils. I loved it! I find it truly amazing. Not only did the family boast twelve children, but they all learned to speak foreign languages, touch typing, mental arithmetic, and even Morse Code- all because their father worked out dozens of ingenious ways to motivate them- although often it was quite reluctantly on their part. I had many laugh out loud moments, and at times would have enjoyed being a part of this large and loving family, or perhaps raising one of my own in the same manner…imagine that! It probably could never happen. I can’t imagine living with twelve brothers and sisters and getting along! Actually, I family, children, time, way, frank, one, father, study, motion, gilbreth, book, about, twelve, took, out, am, although, work, task, say, person, part, large, himself, faster, day, after, woman, ways, very, using, type, two, times, timed, teach, sure, stool, same, right, rest, raising, probably, off, never, must, much, method, lillian, just