PJ Library Presents: Afternoons With Mimi

Kiddo Learns About Collaboration

PJ Library Presents: Afternoons With Mimi

Show Notes

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 KorelitzWriters and Story Editor: Alli ThresherAudio editing, mixing, mastering, and score: Peter Moore, Palace of Purpose Studios in Malden, MAOpening Theme Song: Lyrics by Alli Thresher, composed and arranged by Hovav Paller Performed by Deirdre Wade Cast:Kiddo: Percy BlytheMimi: Deirdre Wade

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