It's a time of change at Books of Wonder, the 22-year-old New
York City bookstore that specializes in new and antiquarian
children's books and original art from children's books. Besides
the store, which is in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, Books of
Wonder operates a mail-order business, a publishing program and
a Web site.  As owner Peter Glassman described it to PW: "Three
separate events are adding up." Those events include the
departure or impending departure of three employees, including
manager and buyer Jennifer Lavonier, who had decided to leave
some time ago and will become Maurice Sendak's personal
assistant; office manager Chin Hiap, who has gone home to Asia
for an indefinite period because of serious illness in his
family; and Julie Fogliano, an assistant manager who will soon
become a full-time mother.  Not surprisingly, Glassman is
looking for a new manager (or someone willing to be trained), a
buyer and other help. But beyond that, the departures have
emphasized to Glassman that he could use m