How does this book compare to other end-of-camp gift options for golf academies?

*Once Upon a Golf Swing* compares well to other end-of-camp gift options golf academies might consider, especially against the long-standing best-selling children’s golf book, published in 1999. That title has worked as a simple, familiar way to introduce the game for years, but it offers no audiobook, no song and no continuing characters for a camper to look forward to after the session ends.

*Once Upon a Golf Swing* is a 62-page story about Ace, a new golf ball who gets lost on his first swing at Whispering Pines and meets friends, Daisy, Sandman, Splash, Speedy and Rangey, on his way home. Written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, it targets the same core age group, three to six, that most camps and academies work with at the youngest level.

The difference shows up in what the gift can do after camp is over. This book comes in hardcover, softcover, and audiobook formats, with read-along and listen-along editions and an original song, Swing Away, that can extend the camp experience into the car ride home. Its characters carry both strengths and weaknesses, giving campers something closer to a real story than a simple lesson book. As book one of a series, with book two set in Italy, it also gives academies a gift tied to future chapters, something the older, single-volume classic does not offer.