Episodios

  • Kiddo's Kindness to Animals

    Kiddo's Kindness to Animals
    Jul 8 2025

    Today’s episode features the story, The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street, written by Ann Redisch Stampler, illustrated by Francesca Carabelli, and published by Kar-Ben. Read with permission from Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

    Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.

    Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher

    Writer: Emma Carlson Berne

    Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA

    Opening Theme Song: Lyrics by Alli Thresher, composed and arranged by Hovav Paller Performed by Deirdre Wade

    Cast:

    Kiddo: Percy Blythe

    Mimi: Deirdre Wade
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    13 m
  • Playlist: National Storytelling Month

    Playlist: National Storytelling Month
    May 1 2025

    Did you know that May is Jewish American Heritage Month, National Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and National Storytelling Month?

    Our team has put together a playlist featuring three original Mimi and Kiddo stories to share this special month. And if you're looking for fabulous books to keep your celebrations and learning going, head to our website, pjlibrary.org to find reading lists and more.

    Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.

    Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher

    Writer: Alli Thresher

    Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA

    Opening Theme Song: Lyrics by Alli Thresher, composed and arranged by Hovav Paller Performed by Deirdre Wade

    Cast:

    Kiddo: Percy Blythe

    Mimi: Deirdre Wade
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    21 m
  • Kiddo Learns about A Special Jewish Community (Featuring Ciara from The Mizrahi Story)

    Kiddo Learns about A Special Jewish Community (Featuring Ciara from The Mizrahi Story)
    Jan 28 2025

    Today Kiddo is getting a special treat: a video call from Mimi's friend Ciara. Listen in as our special guest, Ciara, teaches Kiddo all about the history and traditions of the Baghdadi Jewish community of India. Want to learn more? Visit Ciara at The Mizrahi Story on Instagram for all sorts of wonderful interviews, archival video footage, and more. Episode Cast and Credits:

    Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library. Executive Producer: Alli Thresher Associate Producer: Elizabeth Korelitz Writers and Story Editor: Ciara Shalome and Alli Thresher Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA Opening Theme Song: Lyrics by Alli Thresher, composed and arranged by Hovav Paller Performed by Deirdre Wade Cast: Kiddo: Percy Blythe Mimi: Deirdre Wade Ciara: Ciara Shalome
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    9 m
  • Kiddo Shares His Hanukkah Traditions - Special Episode with Koala Moon

    Kiddo Shares His Hanukkah Traditions - Special Episode with Koala Moon
    Dec 12 2024

    Today's episode is a special collaboration between Afternoons With Mimi and Koala Moon, a cozy bedtime stories and sleep meditations show for children from the team at Sleepiest. Koko chats with Mimi and Kiddo to learn all about Hanukkah before sharing a very cozy Hanukkah celebration with his good friend Prickles. To learn more about Hanukkah, please visit pjlibrary.org/hanukkah

    Narrator 🎙 Abbe Opher

    Author ✍️ Suzanna Mcloughlin & Alli Thresher Mimi: Deirdre Wade Kiddo: Percy Blythe Kiddo and Mimi's lines edited by Peter Moore at Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA
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    24 m
  • Kiddo Learns About Collaboration

    Kiddo Learns About Collaboration
    Oct 1 2024
    A challenging project has Kiddo and his friends frustrated. They need to construct something that can protect an egg for their school’s Egg Drop event, but each friend has tried their own ideas without success. Mimi reads the book Five Brave Knights vs. the Dreadful Dragon, a story about kids facing similar, though fire-breathing, frustration. What can we do when our individual efforts aren’t enough?In Hebrew, the word for “together” (yachad) shares the same root as the word for “individual” (yachid), illustrating how every group is made up of individuals. Your uniqueness is a superpower, but it can be combined with others’ to achieve big shared goals. The book Mimi reads in this episode, Five Brave Knights vs. the Dreadful Dragon, was written by Netalie Gvirtz and illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt, and published by PJ Publishing. Episode Cast and Credits: Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library. Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher, Associate Producer, Elizabeth Korelitz Writers and Story Editor: Alli Thresher Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA Opening Theme Song: Lyrics by Alli Thresher, composed and arranged by Hovav Paller Performed by Deirdre Wade Cast: Kiddo: Percy Blythe Mimi: Deirdre Wade
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    10 m
  • Kiddo Has a Laugh

    Kiddo Has a Laugh
    Sep 17 2024
    While searching for a game in Mimi’s closet, he finds a trunk full of funny costumes, plus flyers and other memorabilia from old comedy shows. Mimi explains that his great uncle Levi used to be a comedy performer, part of a long line of laughter in the Jewish tradition of finding happiness even in hard times. She shares a few famous names, telling Kiddo about Jewish comedians she’s enjoyed, like Gilda Radner, Mel Brooks, and others. Episode Cast and Credits: Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library. Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher, Associate Producer, Elizabeth Korelitz Writer: Emma Carlson Berne Story Editor: Alli Thresher Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA Opening Theme Song: Lyrics by Alli Thresher, composed and arranged by Hovav Paller Performed by Deirdre Wade Jewish Comedy Historian: Brently Heilbron Cast: Kiddo: Percy Blythe Mimi: Deirdre Wade
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    7 m
  • Kiddo Learns About the Importance of Names

    Kiddo Learns About the Importance of Names
    Sep 3 2024
    Sure, Kiddo calls his little brother “Zee,” but what is his full name and where does it come from? What makes names so important anyway? Kiddo learns about the Jewish value of Lekol ish yesh shem, the significance of names. Episode Cast and Credits

    Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library

    The book My Name is Aviva was written by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Ag Jatkowska, and is used with permission from Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.

    Production
    • Executive Producer: Alli Thresher
    • Associate Producer: Elizabeth Korelitz
    • Writer: Emma Carlson Berne
    • Story Editor: Alli Thresher
    • Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA
    • Opening theme song: lyrics by Alli Thresher, composed and arranged by Hovav Paller, performed by Deirdre Wade
    Cast
    • Kiddo: Percy Blythe
    • Mimi: Deirdre Wade
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    12 m
  • Kiddo Decides Between Party Time and Helping Family

    Kiddo Decides Between Party Time and Helping Family
    Aug 20 2024
    Kiddo wants to go to his friend Noam’s birthday party at the trampoline park, but it’s at the same time as his cousins’ play, and cousin Emilia could really use Kiddo there to calm her nerves. Mimi reads the book Rosie Saves the World which highlights the Jewish value of mutual responsibility. Kiddo knows the trampolines would be a blast, but can he find a bounce in his step from the mitzvah of helping family first? The book Rosie Saves the World was written by Debbie Herman, illustrated by Tammie Lyon, and is used with permission from Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. Episode Cast and Credits: Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library. Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher, Associate Producer, Elizabeth Korelitz Writers and Story Editor: Alli Thresher Audio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MA Opening Theme Song: Lyrics by Alli Thresher, composed and arranged by Hovav Paller Performed by Deirdre Wade Cast: Kiddo: Percy Blythe Mimi: Deirdre Wade
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    9 m