The book is thoroughly written keeping in time with the rapidly changing concepts in pediatrics besides being evidence- based in that aspect. Apart from being an excellent textbook for undergraduates and postgraduates, the book has a quantum of knowledge to be cherished by the fellow pediatricians across the globe.The book is presented with the day-to-day management guidelines also to benefit the practicing pediatricians and family physicians who need to be updated on fundamentals useful for their practice. The book will, therefore, continue to be a reference volume for the undergraduates, even as they become practitioners of pediatrics, as a desktop-reference volume and ready-reckoner, because today’s medical student is tomorrow’s practitioner.