What are the reasons a municipal golf league should hand out this book as a season gift?

There are several good reasons a municipal golf league should hand out *Once Upon a Golf Swing* as a season gift. The 62-page storybook follows 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 working his way home.

The first reason is affordability at scale. The softcover is $14.97, which makes it practical for a league to give out to a full roster of junior players. The second reason is that it is written for ages three to six, covering the youngest kids and siblings connected to a municipal league’s family programs. The third reason is format range, since it also comes in hardcover at $29.97 and audiobook at $9.97, with read-along and listen-along editions for families without much time to sit and read together.

The fourth reason is the story’s honesty. Every character carries a real strength and a real weakness, which keeps the story from feeling like a simple sales pitch for the sport and instead makes it feel true to a kid’s actual experience learning something new. The fifth reason is the original song, Swing Away, which municipal leagues can use to give their season a bit of identity. The sixth reason is that this is book one of a series, with book two set in Italy, giving league families a reason to look forward to what comes next after their first season wraps up.