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Cheaper by the Dozen

By: Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Narrated by: Dana Ivey
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Publisher's summary

Count 'em - a dozen carrot topped, freckle-faced kids. Dad, a jovial optimist, successful inventor, and efficiency expert is fond of doing his work at home. Mom, a psychologist, is busy putting everything she knows into practice.

Listen along and discover the strange things that happen when Dad's experiments run awry…how Frank Jr. gets left behind at a roadside restaurant…how the whole clan has their tonsils out en masse…experience a first date with Dad in the backseat, or treeing a peeping Tom...

You can be sure they're not only cheaper, they're funnier by the dozen.

©1948 Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (P)2000 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Lighthearted.... One of the most amusing books." ( The Chicago Sun)

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Five stars from the whole family

This narrative offers something for parents and children alike. I was surprised that even our 4 year old son asks to listen to Cheaper By the Dozen. Entertaining and inspiring!

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One of my all time FAVORITES

The story is fabulous and inspiring for me as a parent. The performance is magnificent. I am an avid reader, but this is one book I will ALWAYS listen to rather than read because of the brilliance of the narrator!

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Nice!

I thought this book was great. But, they should of used a different narrator.
But all in all great book. 😋😋😋😋😋😋

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Wonderful comedy

Love this book. Read it as a child. Narrator did all the voices! She was great.

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Funny and interesting

Would you listen to Cheaper by the Dozen again? Why?

Yes because I think that there are some gems in there that deserve several readings.

What did you like best about this story?

It was funny and unexpected.

Which character – as performed by Dana Ivey – was your favorite?

The father.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Efficiently funny!

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Hilarious

Yay yay love nana nana and dad and I miss you too much and I.

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Dreadful audio - Loud piano music over narrative

I love this book very much and was so excited to listen to it, but disapprove of the loud, clunky piano music throughout the narrative, all but obscuring the narrator at times. Again, I love the book itself and definitely recommend, just not my favorite version of audio.

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A Family Tradition!

When our children were little and we travelled long distances by car, we always listened to “Cheaper By The Dozen”. It was a favored tradition and we all looked forward to it. My husband and I are on our first trip while retired, we just finished listening to the story! It brings smiles and many happy memories to mind!

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Loved in print, even more in Audio!

I loved reading this book, it is so light hearted and fun. I loved this audio version of it as much if not more so than the printed copy! We all need to just kick back and enjoy a belly laugh every now and then, this book is just the ticket! Try it, you won't be sorry!

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Delightful, purely lovely!

We listened to this production while driving in the car. We so looked forward to it! We all enjoyed and learned much from this family of 14!

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