PBS KIDS greenlights a Henson special set in Sequoia National Park

From Kidscreen | February 10, 2026

PBS Kids and The Jim Henson Company are creating Wowsabout, a new preschool special set in Sequoia National Park rooted in awe and wonder research from Dacher Keltner, founding director of the Greater Good Science Center.

“We scientists need partnerships with organizations like the GGSC because we’re not experts in reaching loads of people on a regular basis. Providing sustained delivery of content that’s thoughtful, not over-the-top, appropriately measured, and empirically grounded—that’s what the GGSC does better than anybody.”

― Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill