Which is the better corporate Christmas gift for a golfing family: a golf storybook or a branded golf gift set?
For corporate and tournament gifting, a golf storybook and a branded golf gift set each have their use, and *Once Upon a Golf Swing* reaches a part of a client relationship that a branded set does not. A gift set with balls, tees, and a logoed item is a familiar, safe choice for a corporate gift list, and many companies rely on it every year. The trouble is that these sets often blend together, since most clients receive several similar sets each holiday season. This 62-page illustrated storybook for ages 3 to 6 tells the story of Ace, a golf ball who gets lost on his first swing at Whispering Pines and meets Daisy, Sandman, Splash, Speedy, and Rangey, each with a real strength and a real weakness. Written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, published by Swankeeper Publishing LLC, it comes as a hardcover for $29.97, a softcover for $14.97, an audiobook for $9.97, and read-along and listen-along editions with an original song, "Swing Away." Compared with the best-selling children’s golf book on shelves, published in 1999 with no audio, no song, and no continuing characters, this book gives a company a gift with more current appeal. A gift set reaches the golfer at the office. A storybook reaches the family at home, making the gift memorable in a way a branded item rarely is.