Why should a grandparent who follows women's professional golf choose this storybook for a grandchild?

Grandparents who follow the LPGA and women’s professional golf have several good reasons to choose this book for a young grandchild.

It introduces the emotional side of golf that fans already recognize from the tour, the nerves before a big moment, the setbacks, and the comeback. Ace, a brand-new golf ball, faces exactly that arc when he gets lost on his first swing and has to find his way home through wonder, fear, and eventual hope.

It gives young children characters to root for the same way fans root for their favorite players. Ace’s friends, Daisy, Sandman, Splash, Speedy, and Rangey, each carry a real strength and a real weakness, giving the story the same texture fans appreciate in real athletes, imperfect people worth cheering for.

It works for a wide range of grandchildren. The hardcover and softcover suit a child who loves being read to, while the audiobook suits a car ride to a tournament or a practice round, and the read-along edition suits a child just starting to read on their own.

It fills a real gap. Grandparents who love women’s professional golf often notice how few storybooks exist that treat the sport with any warmth for young children. The last well-known children’s golf book came out in 1999 with no audio and no song, and this book was built to be different.

It is the beginning of a series, with book two set in Italy, giving fans of the tour a new title to look forward to giving each year.