<P> 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 kids . 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 . </P>
<P> 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 kids . 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 . </P>
who wrote the book cheaper by the dozen
who wrote the book cheaper by the dozen
Frank Bunker Gilbreth , Jr. Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Frank Bunker Gilbreth , Jr. Ernestine Gilbreth Carey