Book reviewed in this article:Orthopaedic Management of Cerebral Palsy By Eugene E. BleckCommunity Paediatrics: a Primer in Child Care By Elsie D. MayHelp for Bed Wetting By Roy MeadowAsthma in Children, 2nd. Edn. Edited by Jan A. KuzemkoAdvances in Human Psychopharmacology Edited by Graham D. Burrows John S. WerryDevelopmental Aspects of Craniofacial Dysmorphology Birth Defects: Original Article Series, Vol. XV, No. 8 Edited by Michael Melnick Ronald JorgensonThe Development of Hearing: Its Progress and Problems By Sybil YeatesModern Management of Mental Handicap: a Manual of Practice Edited by G. B. SimonAdvances in Mental Handicap Research, Vol. 1 Edited by J. Hogg P. J. MittlerMaternal Assessment: Blood Pressure. Series 2: Prenatal Care By Linda A. WheelerAssessment of Risk in the Newborn. Series 1: The First Six Hours of Life By Cyndi J. LepleyEarly Parent‐infant Relationships. Series 1: The First Six Hours of Life By Kathryn E. Barnard Rebecca Kang Susan Blackburn Anita L. Spietz