Parents' Guide to

WellieWishers

By Joyce Slaton, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Five adventurous friends explore nature in sweet series.

TV Amazon Prime Video Kids' Animation 2016
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Based on 2 parent reviews

Beruangmadu
Beruangmadu Parent of 3-year-old
October 13, 2019
age 3+

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Madoka K.
Madoka K. Adult
December 11, 2017
age 3+

Awesome Show!

Common Sense, why did you give this the same rating as Sunny Day? This is WAY BETTER. I might be a little biased as I'm an American Girl collector, but this show is EPIC. The plots are simple and sweet, the characters are amazing, and Common Sense is wrong that it's stereotypical! They only watched ONE episode, and said episode is the ONLY time they are a bit stereotypical. WATCH IT!

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Too much consumerism
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What's the Story?

In a pastel rainbow-colored garden, the WELLIEWISHERS, a group of five female friends who wear rubber boots to play outside, have nature-centered adventures. Perhaps a small tree is languishing under a bigger one because it needs more light or a storm ruins the girls' plans to build a snow fort. By working together, the WELLIEWISHERS always find a solution, learn a few things about animals and the outdoors, and end each episode with a song all the friends sing together.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2):
Kids say (1):

Absolutely beautiful 2D animation is the high point in this outing: The show has real eye-appeal: pink trees, winsome pointed chins, giant flowers in Easter egg hues. The friends' adventures are fun to watch, too: What young girl (or boy, for that matter) doesn't want to hang out with a group of best friends, tromping around the woods looking for fairies and rescuing baby animals? It's pleasant and a mellow option compared with more frantic, fast-paced shows.

The show can be a mixed bag; sometimes the girls act in stereotypical ways -- for example, when Willa (Lily Sanfelippo) picks up a worm to feed a bird, the girls fall about shrieking: "Double yuck!" "Bleah!" But they also appear to notice Willa's fearlessness, and the way they work together to gently solve problems is something young viewers can learn from.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about friendship. What do the five WellieWishers like about each other? How do they work through challenges while still staying friends?

  • Families can also talk about nature. The girls spend a lot of time outside, exploring and having fun. How do you explore the world around you?

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