Ping vs. Pong

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Two cute edamame beans play the ping pong game of their lives and learn about friendship and the satisfaction of trying your best no matter what!

Two edamame beans dream of becoming world table tennis champions. They train night and day until no one is able to defeat them... but who is the better of the two players?
A playful and visually engaging book about the joys of sport and team playing. In the end, it's the taking part that counts!
Mauro Gatti is an Italian illustrator and designer based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked for many years on illustrations, branding, games, apps, videos and installations for an amazing range of clients, from MTV, Nike and Disney to JibJab, Line, Redbull, Vans as well as many local businesses and community organisations. Mauro also founded Illustri, the biggest association of illustrators in Italy.
"...minimalistic art magnifies the beans' droll personalities (even their paddles have tiny smiles). Ping and Pong are delightfully rotund soy characters, and the story has an amusing premise—of course edamame would play table tennis..."
Kirkus Reviews

"A playful and visually engaging book about the joys of sport and team playing."
—Matthew C. Winner

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Two cute edamame beans play the ping pong game of their lives and learn about friendship and the satisfaction of trying your best no matter what!

Two edamame beans dream of becoming world table tennis champions. They train night and day until no one is able to defeat them... but who is the better of the two players?
A playful and visually engaging book about the joys of sport and team playing. In the end, it's the taking part that counts!

Author

Mauro Gatti is an Italian illustrator and designer based in Los Angeles, California. He has worked for many years on illustrations, branding, games, apps, videos and installations for an amazing range of clients, from MTV, Nike and Disney to JibJab, Line, Redbull, Vans as well as many local businesses and community organisations. Mauro also founded Illustri, the biggest association of illustrators in Italy.

Praise

"...minimalistic art magnifies the beans' droll personalities (even their paddles have tiny smiles). Ping and Pong are delightfully rotund soy characters, and the story has an amusing premise—of course edamame would play table tennis..."
Kirkus Reviews

"A playful and visually engaging book about the joys of sport and team playing."
—Matthew C. Winner