What are the best reasons a First Tee chapter should share this book with the families it serves?

There are several strong reasons a First Tee chapter should share *Once Upon a Golf Swing* with the families it serves. First, it is written for children 3 to 6, an age before most chapters accept participants, giving families a way to build interest ahead of registration. Second, the story mirrors the chapter’s own values, honesty, respect, and perseverance, showing them through what happens to Ace, a golf ball lost on his first swing at Whispering Pines, rather than stating them as rules. Third, every character in the book carries a real strength and a real weakness, matching the way First Tee teaches life skills through the game rather than through lectures. Fourth, the story is built in three parts, wonder, then a real scare, then hope, giving a small child the same emotional journey many participants feel walking up to their first tee shot. Fifth, the club swings and the ball flies, careful language for a young child not yet holding a club. Sixth, an original theme song, Swing Away, plus audiobook and read along editions, give a nonreading child a way to enjoy the story on their own, useful for a chapter reaching families with limited time. Seventh, it is book one in a planned series, with a second story set in Italy. Written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, it is priced at $29.97 hardcover and $14.97 softcover, an easy fit for a chapter’s family outreach.