PJ Library Presents: Afternoons With Mimi

Sibling relationships can turn into lifelong friendships. Siblings are playmates, companions, and confidantes, and often are the people we turn to first for guidance and support. Follow Kiddo and baby Zee, through the ups, downs, and adventures of building their relationship as brothers and friends. 

 

Episodes: 

Kiddo Learns a New (Old) Song 

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 

 

Kiddo Learns About the Importance of Names 

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 

Kiddo Tries to Stay Up Late 

Looking for more resources to help your kids settle into bedtime? Check out PJ Library's book page for Just One More Thing...And Then Bedtime. 

Just One More Thing... and Then Bedtime is used with permission from Green Bean Books. Find a read along video of the story on PJ Library's YouTube channel. 

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 

Kiddo’s Big Change 

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 

 

Kiddo’s Simchat Torah Mitzvah 

Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library. 
 
Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher 
 
Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala 
 
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 

 

Kiddo Reads to Baby Zee 

Today's episode features the book Challahbaloo 
 
Written by Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, and published by PJ Publishing. 
 
Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library. 
 
Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher 
 
Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala 
 
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

What do sandwich cookies, Jewish holidays, and Kiddo have in common? A lot of sweetness. Learn all about the Jewish calendar in this episode.

 

Today's episode features the book Welcome Moon, written and illustrated by Amalia Hoffman, published by PJ Publishing.

 
Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.
 
Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher
 
Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala
 
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

Kiddo and Mimi are at the park and for some reason all of the grown ups are excited about a garden they won't even get to enjoy! Mimi shares the story of Honi the Circle Maker and teaches Kiddo a valuable lesson about thinking ahead.

 

Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.

Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher

Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala

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

Snuggle up and let Kiddo (with a tiny bit of help from Mimi) read you a little something.

 

Today's episode features the book Challahbaloo

Written by Elizabeth Suneby, illustrated by Adriana Hernández Bergstrom, and published by PJ Publishing.

Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.

Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher

Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala

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

Baby Zee is demanding Mimi re-read his favorite book and Kiddo has HAD it! Who wants to hear the same story over and over again? Mimi reminds Kiddo of a very important Jewish tradition celebrating reading (and re-reading) the Torah.

 

Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.

Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher

Digital Production Coordinator: Megan Bagala

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