This book comes in a stand up format making it easy to follow as you massage. The moves and strokes are explained well and have photos showing each movement. I do think it is useful if your health visitor or similar can show you the moves even once just to be sure you're getting it right. Having said all that, so long as you and baby are happy there is not a lot you can do wrong - gentle yet firm strokes in any way your baby enjoys is the key!
In summary, you can do massage without this book however if you want some pointers this is a good and easy to read and use format. If you want lots of words then this is not for you.