Publisher, Listening Library (July 2005)

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

"Always entertaining, occasionally hilarious, occasionally touching. . . . Sound Americana." --The Saturday Review of Literature

"Instructive, funny, and very readable." --School Library Journal

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. And there's Mother, his partner in everything except discipline. How they all survive such escapades as forgetting Frank, Jr., in a roadside restaurant or going on a first date with Dad in the backseat or having their tonsils removed en masse will keep you in stitches. You can be sure they're not only cheaper, they're funnier by the dozen.

About the Authors: Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey are two of the now famous Gilbreth dozen. Frank, Jr., is deceased.