PJ Library Presents: Afternoons With Mimi PJ Library

This episode features the book, The Rabbi Slurps Spaghetti, written by Leslie Kimmelman and illustrated by Sharon Davey. It is used with permission from Behrman House, Inc.
 
Kiddo is pretending to be a grownup, doing what he thinks adults do at work. Inspired by Mimi’s reading of The Rabbi Slurps Spaghetti, Kiddo learns that curiosity is an important Jewish value.
 
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 
Cast:
Kiddo: Percy Blythe
Mimi: Deirdre Wade

Kiddo tells Mimi of a rumor that the creepy old house in their neighborhood is occupied by a wizard who has his whole yard booby-trapped! Mimi decides to dispel the myth by bringing Kiddo to the house to meet its owner, her friend, Mr. Johansen. The man is very kind and very much not a wizard. In fact, the only magic comes from Mimi, who transports us all with a new spin on a traditional Jewish folktale about the dangers of lashon hara, Hebrew for evil language or gossip.
 
Meeting Mimi's friend helps Kiddo learn not to judge people by their appearance. And the tale Mimi tells can remind us all of the difference between sharing some interesting info and spreading something that could be hurtful. To learn more, visit our website, www.pjlibrary.org/values.
 
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
Mr. Johansen: Ryan Abedi
Jake Johansen: Ryan Abedi

Kiddo balks at the idea of brushing his teeth, but Mimi cleverly explains that it's a mitzvah, -- commandment or good deed -- which is something he loves. In this episode, she reads, Hillel Takes a Bath, written by Vicki L. Weber and illustrated by John Joven, and used with permission from Behrman House.
 
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

Earlier today, some friends wouldn’t stop arguing on a bumpy bus ride, and Kiddo is feeling so frustrated about it that his tummy hurts. At Mimi's, Kiddo calms down enough to talk about it, and of course Mimi has the perfect story to share, Aaron the Peacemaker. Mimi always finds a way to give Kiddo the tools to get through rough times.
 
Episode Credits:
 
Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.
 
Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher, Associate Producer, Elizabeth Korelitz Writer 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

Happy World Read Aloud Day from all of us here at PJ Library and Afternoons With Mimi. We hope you'll enjoy this lovely, nice and long playlist of Mimi reading your favorite PJ Library storybooks.
 
The Candlewick
Written by Jennifer Rosner
Illustrated by Kristina Swarner
Published by PJ Publishing
 
The Chocolate King
Written by Michael Leventhal
Illustrated by Laura Catalaan
Published by Green Bean Books
 
Benjy's Blanket
Written by Miguel Gouveia
Illustrated by Raquel Catalina
Published by Green Bean Books
 
Yitzi, the Trusty Tractor
Written by Naomi Shulman
Illustrated by Shelly Couvillion
Published by PJ Publishing
 
Until the Blueberries Grow
Written by Jennifer Wolf Kam
Illustrated by Sally Walker
Published by PJ Publishing
 
Saturdays Are Special
Written by Chris Barash
Illustrated by Abigail Marble
Published by PJ Publishing
 
The Mouse Who Danced the Hora
Written by Pamela Mayer
Illustrated by Christine Davenier
Published by PJ Publishing
 
Episode Credits:
Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.
Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher. Associate Producer, Elizabeth Korelitz
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:
Narrator: Alli Thresher
Mimi: Deirdre Wade
 

On the way to get ice cream, Mimi gives money to someone in need. Kiddo wonders why and worries that now they won’t have enough to buy ice cream. Mimi explains the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world, and the small ways we can find and spread kindness and light.
 
Episode Credits:
Afternoons With Mimi is a production of PJ Library.
Production: Executive Producer, Alli Thresher; Associate Producer, Elizabeth Korelitz
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 PallerPerformed by Deirdre Wade
Cast:
Kiddo: Percy Blythe
Mimi: Deirdre Wade