Why should a destination golf resort recommend this audiobook to traveling families?

Destination golf resorts host families on long travel days, and *Once Upon a Golf Swing* fits that kind of trip for a few clear reasons.

It fills real travel time. Ace, a new golf ball, gets lost on his first swing at Whispering Pines, and the whole story can run through a long shuttle ride or drive in from the airport.

The characters carry the trip. Daisy, Sandman, Splash, Speedy, and Rangey each have a real strength and a real weakness, giving young travelers something to follow beyond the scenery outside the window.

Nothing gets preached. The lesson comes through what happens in the story, not through explanation, which holds a tired traveling child’s attention better than a lecture would.

It travels light. At $9.97, the audiobook needs nothing more than a phone or tablet already in the car, no extra packing required.

It has a song that becomes part of the trip. "Swing Away" often gets requested again once the family settles in.

It fits the setting. A story about a course called Whispering Pines feels right at home on a destination golf trip, without naming any real resort.

There is more story ahead, with book two set in Italy, a fitting thought for a family already traveling for the game. Written by F.C. Salas, illustrated by Cristina C. Cortes. </br>