Books reviewed in this article:Maternal Influences and Early Behavior. Edited by RobertW. Belland WilliamP. Smotherman.Child Abuse: an Annotated Bibliography.DorothyP. Wells, in consultation with CharlesR. Carroll.Physical and Creative Activities for the Handicapped.Edited by G. Upton.Child Guidance. Its History, Provenance and Future.OliveC, Sampson, Edited by PeterD. Humphrey.Theory and Problems of Child Development(3rd edition). D. P. AusudelSullivanand S. W. Ives.A Paediatric Approach to Learning Disorders. MelvinD. Levine, RobertBrooksand JackP. Shonkoff.Behavior Modification for the Mentally Handicapped.Edited by WilliamYuleand JanetCarr.Paediatric Education and the Needs of Exceptional Children. Edited by MichaelJ. Guralnickand H. BurttRichardson, Jr.Cognitive Psychology and its Implications.JohnR. Anderson