PJ Library Presents: Afternoons With Mimi

Kiddo Finds Inspiration

Kiddo is frustrated with his reading assignment--it's so tough and he just wants to quit. Mimi has encouraging words and a very special story to turn things around. Toda

Kiddo's Special Friday

Kiddo is out shopping with Mimi when a flyer catches his eye: a movie night! Mimi gently reminds Kiddo that they already have plans. Everyone is getting together for a sp

Kiddo Tries to Stay Up Late

Kiddo and Zee are staying over at Mimi's but they do NOT want to go to bed. What's a Mimi to do? Maybe the delightful story, Just One More Thing...and Then Bedtime, writt

Kiddo Practices Spanish, Yiddish, and Other World Languages

Kiddo is thrilled to be learning a new language - and he wonders, do the people in his family and community speak multiple languages? Mimi reminds Kiddo that, yes, the Je

Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups About Feelings part 2 featuring Mimi and Kiddo

Big Emotions: Kids Listen Mashups on Feelings is a 7-part podcast series created by the Kids Listen community to help kids (and their grownups) explore the wide world of

Kiddo's Kindness to Animals

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 wit

Playlist: National Storytelling Month

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 t

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

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 o

Kiddo Shares His Hanukkah Traditions - Special Episode with Koala Moon

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 Sl

Kiddo Learns About Collaboration

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 ha

Kiddo Has a Laugh

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 grea

Kiddo Learns About the Importance of Names

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 val

Kiddo Decides Between Party Time and Helping Family

  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 t

Kiddo Helps Mimi Improve Something Special

Kiddo arrives to find Mimi sewing. She explains that Ms. Jenn left her coat behind when visiting, so Mimi’s giving it some needed repairs. Kiddo is eager to start playing

Kiddo Learns Resilience

It’s challah-baking time, but when Kiddo tries to braid the dough, it keeps ending up in a big tangled blob. Mimi knows the power of a good story, so she reads the book A

Playlist: What Makes a Good Friend?

  No one is born with the knowledge of how to be a kind person. That's something we all learn as we grow. Follow along this week in a playlist of stories as Kiddo, with

Kiddo Learns to Be Happy With What He Has

Kiddo needs more space to race!! He really REALLY wants a huge playroom so he can build a giant racetrack for his toy cars. He’ll never be satisfied trying to fit a track

Kiddo Gets Curious

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, In

Kiddo Learns About Gossip

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

Kiddo (Finally) Brushes His Teeth

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