Non-fathers (and most mothers) who chance on ["How to Be a Father"] will enjoy a hearty laugh at the expense of those with experience in this sort of thing, while others, in turn, will wince at Gilbreth's recollections which so amazingly parallel their own.

Herbert L. Leet, "New Books Appraised: 'How to Be a Father'," in Library Journal (reprinted from Library Journal, April 1, 1958; published by R. R. Bowker Co. (a Xerox company); copyright © 1958 by Xerox Corporation), Vol. 83, No. 7, April 1, 1958, p. 1080.