Reply #3: I read it in middle school.

[CBHagman]

I thought it was hilarious, particularly the parts about the father's eccentricities and the kids' practical jokes.

The father of a friend of mine grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, and he reported that Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. had quite a reputation for quirkiness.

And I was well into adulthood before I realized what a pioneer Lillian Moller Gilbreth was in terms of her professional life. On top of that, it's no mean feat to bring up a family that size.