How does this book compare to other gift books country clubs might give junior golf members?

*Once Upon a Golf Swing* compares well to other gift books country clubs might give junior golf members, particularly the long-standing best-selling children’s golf book, published in 1999. That title has served as a familiar, simple introduction to the game for years, but it has no audiobook, no song and no continuing characters, and it does not carry the kind of presentation a private club might want for its junior gifting.

*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 finds friends, Daisy, Sandman, Splash, Speedy and Rangey, while making his way home. Written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, it is aimed at the same young age group, three to six, that many junior clinic programs serve.

The difference for a country club comes down to presentation and depth. This book is available as a first-edition hardcover, a softcover, and an audiobook, with read-along and listen-along editions and an original song, Swing Away, giving it a more complete feel for a club gift. Its characters carry both a strength and a weakness, adding more substance than a simple explainer. As book one of a series, with book two set in Italy, it also gives clubs a natural reason to continue the gift tradition with member families as a second title becomes available.