Frank B Gilbreth

A time-and-motion expert and his engineer wife use scientific principles to raise their twelve children. No growing pains have ever been more hilarious than those suffered loudly by the riotous Gilbreth clan. First there are a dozen red-haired, freckle-faced kids to contend with. Then there's Dad, a famous efficiency expert who believes a family can be run just like a factory. Finally there's Mother, his partner in everything except discipline. How...

Illus. by Donald McKay. Story of Frank B. Gilbreth,to the world a distinguished innovator in scien- tific factory management, and to his family of six boys and six girls a lively, unpredictable and wholly beloved autocrat.

Tom and Kate Baker have made many sacrifices in their professional lives in order to raise their 12 children. When Tom is offered a job as a Division I college football coach, he moves the entire pack to a suburb in Chicago. This move shakes up the entire family, but when Kate's memoirs get published, she takes off on a book tour. The lack of parental guidance creates problems for all the Baker kids and chaos ensues.

Contains the "Cheaper by the Dozen" 1950 version starring Clifton Webb, and Myrna Loy, and the 2003 version starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt.