Western Publishing made a line of Sesame Street See and Know flash card games from 1978 to 1982.
There have been several reissues of the sets. Golden republished some of the sets with new art in 1986, as part of the "Sesame Street: Get Ready" line of books and games. These were republished in 1993. A set of "Primeras Palabras" Spanish/English cards was added to the series in 1994.
In 2003, Reader's Digest reissued some of the original sets, with fewer cards.
Alphabet Cards[]
Alphabet Cards were first published in 1978. The cards have a picture on one side that evokes a letter of the alphabet, and the accompanying letter on the other side. The illustrations are by Sal Murdocca.
A new set of cards was published in 1986 as part of the "Get Ready" series, with art by Tom Brannon. This version was reissued again in 1993.
The original Sal Murdocca set was reissued by Reader's Digest in 2003, but with only 26 cards, instead of the original 52.
1986
Animal Cards[]
Animal Cards were illustrated by Tom Cooke.
Color Cards[]
Color Cards were illustrated by Tom Cooke. The set was reissued in 1993 as Colors Match-Up.
Going Places Cards[]
Going Places Cards were published in 1982. The cards match a character with the place where that character is going. The cards are illustrated by Tom Cooke.
Guess Who Cards[]
Guess Who Cards were published in 1978. They have a picture of a "person in your neighborhood" on one side, and the name of that person's job on the other side. The cards are illustrated by Frank Mayo.
Number Cards[]
Number Cards have a picture on one side that evokes a number, and the accompanying number on the other side. The cards are illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
The set was reissued by Reader's Digest in 2003.
Primeras Palabras[]
Primeras Palabras was added to the line in 1994. These cards have an illustration with a Spanish word on one side, and the corresponding English word on the other. The cover illustration is by Lauren Attinello, and the cards' illustrations are by Anne Duax.
Shape Cards[]
Shape Cards were published in 1981. They have a picture that includes a simple shape on one side, and the name of the shape on the other side. The cards are illustrated by Tom Cooke.
Word Cards[]
Word Cards were published in 1978. They have a picture that evokes a word on one side, and the spelling of that word on the other side. The cards are illustrated by Tom Cooke. The "Get Ready" reissue, published in 1986, has a cover illustration by Tom Brannon.
