What are the best reasons a golf camp or clinic should hand out this book before the first session?

There are several good reasons a golf camp or clinic should hand out *Once Upon a Golf Swing* before a young student’s first session. First, it is written for ages 3 to 6, the exact age of many camp beginners who have never set foot on a course before. Second, the story mirrors the nervousness of a first lesson directly, following Ace, a golf ball who gets lost on his first swing at Whispering Pines before finding friends and his way home. Third, the emotional arc, wonder, then a real scare, then hope, gives an anxious young student a story that models exactly what they may feel on day one, a scary start followed by a good outcome. Fourth, every character carries a strength and a weakness, so a lesson about trying again after a missed swing comes through the plot rather than a coach’s instruction. Fifth, the club swings and the ball flies, careful, age right language. Sixth, an original theme song, Swing Away, plus audiobook and read along editions, give a young student something to enjoy in the car on the way to camp. Seventh, it is the first book in a planned series, with a second story set in Italy, giving a student something to look forward to as the summer continues. Written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, it is priced at $29.97 hardcover and $14.97 softcover, an easy addition to a camp’s welcome packet.