The increasing interest and awareness of the importance of sleep in paediatrics and childhood development have been matched by the emergence of a series of books on sleep medicine in childhood and adolescence. Many such publications are multi-author works, so it is nice to see a single author book in this competitive market. However, as the title suggests, a major focus of the book is the relationship between sleep and breathing, which may reduce the breadth of its appeal. Nevertheless, the book is aimed at both a general paediatric audience …