Having thoroughly searched our modest special care unit library, I decided that there is most definitely a space on the shelf for this text on neonatal immunity. Whether or not it actually deserves such a resting place is a matter for debate. In the introduction the author states that the book aims “to present classical and current information and discuss cutting edge discoveries that will hopefully lead to new horizons in biological research and result in scientific progress in vaccination of infants, stem cells, gene therapy, and transplantation.” He does not mention …