Just found out we are celebrating my 7 year old niece's birthday this weekend.  She's into pigs. Any good books with pig characters other than Charlottes Web? Any pig themed anything you can think of? Thanks Momcierge!

–Ellen

Look for Piggie Pie, Babe: The Gallant Pig (a great book before it was a movie), and Ace: The Very Important Pig. If you can find any of the old Freddy the Pig series by Walter Brooks (they're old but wonderful). You might also want to pop into Pylones--they had a bunch of pig things like a purse, jumprope, scissors the last time we checked.

I have a big stack of what I think are antique children's books. How do I find out if they're worth anything?

–Meredith

Hate to tell you but chances are, they're not valuable. Are they first editions? Do they have dust jackets? Are they in pristine condition? If you really think they are collector's items, make an appointment at Books of Wonder to have someone take a look. If they're really valuable, they'll let you know.

Can you recommend some books for an older sibling (4 years)--I'm expecting #2 in a few months. Thank you!

–Jenny

Skip past anything with Sesame Street on it and look for The Other Dog by Madeleine L'Engle (author of A Wrinkle in Time), Julius: The Baby of the World by Kevin Henkes, Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats, and Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business by Barbara Park.