Boy meets girl; Girl meets boy

Boy Meets Girl / Girl Meets Boy (2004) by Christopher Raschka and Vladimir Radunsky is a playful picture book built around a simple but inventive idea. The story, featuring a boy, a girl, a green cat, and an upside-down red dog in glasses, can be read in both directions: one way starts with the boy, the other with the girl. Each half begins with its own title page, and flipping the book over reveals the story from the opposite side.

The text is minimal, while the illustrations carry the humor, surprise, and sense of game. Although created by two artists, the pictures feel remarkably unified in style, reinforcing the book’s playful symmetry and making the whole project read as one coherent visual experiment.