My wonderful aunt gave these Flash of Brilliance alphabet flash cards to my son when he was a baby. He spent many hours going through these thick glossy cards, looking at the colorful photos and learning so many new words and, of course, his alphabet. Later on, he got into the big photos of the hands on the back, and learned several of the letters in sign language. I know there are lots of cool-looking, modern design flash cards out there, even suitable for framing. But from a kid’s perspective, I think these are the best.

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