It's hard to resist the charms of Nanalan'. It purely captures the essence of what it's like to be there. It talks to children and never down to them, and reminds adults of an innocent time in their own lives, a carefree and safe time to explore whatever tickles your fancy.
It has a universal feeling of a fun love and encouragement and yet never seems didactic or overly moralistic. It strikes the perfect balance between responsible children's programming and an honest sense of humour.
While our appeal has a lot to do with the show's simplistic look and design, its core is definitely the love between Nana, Mona, and Russell. Specifically for adults, Nana is an appealing role model.
Dr. Lynn Oldershaw, Childhood Developmental Psychologist writes: Nanalan' is unique in that it specifically highlights the special relationship between a child and a caregiver. In her interactions with Mona, Nana continually models parenting behaviours and attitudes that actively promote young children's social, emotional and physical well-being. Throughout the 
episodes, Nana reads stores to Mona, sings songs with her, plays with her, encourages her to try things on her own, supports her efforts and accomplishments, loves her unconditionally, and creates an environment that would bring out the best in any preschooler. To watch Nana is to gain parenting tips and ideas about how to interact with young children in ways that are most beneficial to their development.
There's a lot for Nanalan' viewers to receive from our show. Russell's pure action and puppyness' is hilarious as he causes trouble. Nana's over-the-top songs and sense of fun are contagious and Mr. Wooka's puppet shows are always exciting and extremely silly. And most importantly, Mona's unending curiosity and sense of wonderment is something that is universal and a concept that is not tied to any specific age group.
The attraction to Nanalan' also extends to our peers in the Canadian television industry as we were honoured with two Gemini awards (the Canadian Emmy) one for Best Performance in a Pre-School series and the other for Best Writing in a Youth or Children's program or series.
Mostly they receive love, encouragement and a feeling of unconditional love, which is something which children and adults can never get enough of.