Parent reviews for Elinor Wonders Why

I love this show! Not sure why I’m just finding it now. It has positive relationships and in the episode we watched “how we stay warm” and it taught a lot about how different people may feel differently in the cold, how each of us is unique.

We love this show. My kids love learning about nature and animals and find characters (especially Ari) absolutely hysterical. Highly recommend!

The characters are kind to each other. The "adults" support kids learning through experience rather than just telling them the answer to their questions. I feel good letting my 4-yr-old watch without worrying an agenda is going to be pushed on her.

Jorge Chan's comics helped me get through grad school, and if his show helps me get through the preschool years yay for him! The characters are cute, though hairstyles on some of the animals (like the rabbits) look a little strange. Elinor's friend Ari the bat lives in a house that looks like a rock, and his room has upside down furniture (he walks on his carpeted ceiling). I tend to obsess over weird details on shows with anthropomorphic characters, but they incorporate the different animals into the plots and the episode themes. It is all nicely done, except for the thing that all shows do now with the kids singing.

It’s really good and cute. But for little kids. I think some people are being too harsh and need to realize it’s not for them. Don’t listen to the bad reviews.

Very cute little show. Charming animation and art style, brimming with a low-key wonder and whimsy at the everyday. Elinor’s joy at discovery and then looking a bit deeper is delightful, and also a good lesson for kids. If you know kids though, most are naturally very curious and likely relate to such an attitude! And Elinor’s friends do have a variety of temperament as well. Despite what other people have said, I think Elinor actually is a very thoughtful young bunny. She’s not annoying, she’s inquisitive and full pf boundless excitement for a seemingly endless world. She might have a few silly ideas, but she often gets to the truth quickly. It’s a delightful cartoon about prodding deeper into the little details, and should be fun for small children, and very relaxing for anyone else. The parents and teacher character are fun too, and are good role models while not being unrelatable or flawed. They are warm and push Elinor and the kids to dig up knowledge themselves, but they aren’t perfect. All in all, very strong little chilled out children’s cartoon.

There's two questions in each episode, about 10 minutes each. The animations are adorable as are the questions. The science isn't very deep and is great for preschoolers. Elinor is a bunny and she's probably preschool aged. The science questions are things like on a snow day Elinor notices some of her animal friends are wearing coats and others aren't. She and her friends make lots of guesses why and eventually realize it's because some have feathers or fur and aren't wearing coats. The others doesn't have natural insulation and are wearing jackets so they don't get cold. Each episode has a different questions but at this level of understanding. The adults on the show don't answer but guide the kids toward the right answer. It's a great entry science show for little kids that just encourages looking around and asking questions.