Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen
First edition cover (Thomas Y. Crowell Co.)
AuthorFrank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherThomas Y. Crowell Co.
Publication date
1948
Media typePrint
Pages237
ISBN0-06-076313-2
Followed byBelles 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.