Customer Reviews
I loved this book about growing up with twelve siblings. - By: , 24 Apr 1999 
Belles on Their Toes is a charming book about 12 childrenin one family & how their mother struggles to save their father's business after he dies. The title bells on their toes is for Ernestine & Anne because they are looking for boyfriends at the beach.
I loved the book because it is neat to follow a family. - By: , 06 Dec 1998 I loved this book. I read it after I had read "Cheaper By the Dozen" which is a book of the events before the eventsin this book. This is like a sequal to that. I loved them both & I wish there were a ton more books about this family. I think it would be a dream come true to meet some of them. It is so neat to read a whole families life story & it is even more fun to have such an interesting family as the Gilbreths. Sometimes I don't know how they lived. They are really neat people & they inspired mein the weirdest ways. I would recomend this book to everyone of any age. But first you should read "Cheaper By the Dozen" it is up to you but it is more fun to read itin order. I think you should give at least one of these books a try, they are great I think & they would make great gifts if you need a good gift, also. I hope you take my advise & read these books.
A wonderful book. I hated to see it end! - By: , 01 Dec 1998 I read Belles on Their Toes for the first time during one weekend when my younger sister was dying. This book gave me some relief during a time when there was nothing but painin my house. In the years since, I have reread Belles on Their Toes a number of times, & it still makes me feel happy! I would recommend this book to anyone who just wants to read something for the simple joy of it!
Another delightful Gilbreth Book. - By: , 09 Jul 1998 The Gilbreth's are back & they are still as good as ever! It is funny, all of their situations, & their mother works very hard to raise all 11 of them without their Father alive.
The Gilbreths strike again! - By: , 21 Aug 1997 We found out how mass child raising works, but how about mass marrying-off? This hysterical sequel to "Cheaper by the Dozen" proves what I had long thought; the Gilbreths are like fine wine; they improve with age. From Martha's missing bathing suit ("Ye Gods! She has nothing on!") to Anne's teaching Ernestine how to smoke ("You don't hold itin your tonsils; & please, DON'T call them ciggies.") to getting rid of a disliked sheik ("Can't I take a bath without the whole family taking a tour of the bathroom?") the Gilbreth clan is once again the rollicking bunch we love; but this time, they're trying to act sophisticated!
