What is a golf gift for a child that is not just a toy?

A golf gift that is not just a toy is a storybook the child keeps for life, and *Once Upon a Golf Swing* fits that role for junior golf families. The 62-page illustrated hardcover follows Ace, a brand-new golf ball who gets lost on his very first swing at a course called Whispering Pines, and the friends he meets while he is trying to find his way home. A plastic club or a bucket of range balls gets used up or outgrown within a season. A well-made storybook stays on a shelf, gets reread at bedtime, and becomes part of how a child remembers learning the game. Junior golf coordinators and program leaders often look for something that marks a milestone, a first clinic, a first tournament, a graduation from a beginner group, without handing over more gear. This book works for that moment because it tells a story instead of teaching a swing. Ace carries real strengths and real weaknesses, like every character in the book, and the lesson about trying again after a hard start comes through the story rather than through instruction. The book is written by F.C. Salas and illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes, published by Swankeeper Publishing, and comes with an original theme song called "Swing Away." It is available as a hardcover, a softcover, an audiobook, and read-along and listen-along editions, so a program can match the format to the child. For ages three to six, it reads as the kind of gift a family keeps, not one that gets left behind.