David Wiesner’s New Wonderlandish App Spot

Three time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner‘s newest creation, an app called Spot, is an app for kids unlike any other. It’s neither a book nor a game but something more Wonderlandish — it’s a fanciful narrative full of creative possibilities. Discover worlds with worlds — dive into the spot on a cookie and discover ants at a picnic, zoom into a cursive letter and find yourself at a cat parade — each world is a story in itself.

The art is spectacular – but what else would you expect from Wisener?!

(And speaking of all things Wiesner, scroll to the bottom for a sweepstakes of BOOKS & a Spot TOTE!)

David Wiesner’s New App: Spot

Pinch, zoom in, and explore.

Five large worlds contain these smaller worlds. Prepare to be blown away with Wiesner’s creativity!

Lower Rügg, a tiny world beneath an armchair

Mekanikos, a world of robots

Oceana Prime, an underwater world

Katzaluna, a world of cats

An intergalactic space station

But there’s so much within each world — Spot is truly an imaginative playground for curious kids.

Learning with David Wiesner’s Spot App

Point of View. Instruct students to find the dog on the leash in cat world. Use this scene to discuss point of view. What’s the story here? How did a dog find his or her way into cat world? Is the dog plotting escape?

Travel Brochure. Spot travel is a common theme throughout the app. Ask students to create a travel brochure for one of the five worlds. Include the main attractions in each world, reasons why tourists might want to visit, and a drawing that will entice people to visit.

Sea Sandwiches. In the underwater world an alien is making a jellyfish sandwich. Ask your child to create a menu for Spot. What food is eaten in each world? Perhaps jellyfish sandwiches are eaten in underwater world, and nuts-and-bolts soup is served in robot world. What do these foods look like?

New World. Have your child draw, sketch, or paint a world he or she would like to see added to the app. Ask your child why he or she made the choices that he or she did. Ask your child: Who might live in the world? Who might visit the world?

Spot in the App Store

Spot is $6.99 in the app store. It’s always hard for me to spend so much money on apps. But it’s such a stimulating game for the imagination, and there is a lot to explore! Here’s my daughter playing on the app — I think it helps to watch how the app works so you can get a sense of the worlds of wonder.