Cheaper by the Dozen

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Cheaper by the Dozen

First edition cover (Thomas Y. Crowell Co.)
Author	Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Language	English
Genre	Autobiography
Publisher	Thomas Y. Crowell Co.
Publication date	1948
Media type	Print
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.