Why should grandparents give this storybook to a grandchild before their first golf camp or clinic?

Grandparents preparing a grandchild for a golf camp or clinic have good reasons to choose this book as a gift beforehand.

It eases first-time nerves. Golf camps and clinics can feel intimidating for a young child meeting new instructors and new kids, and Ace’s story of getting lost on his first swing before finding friends gives a grandchild a character who understands exactly that feeling.

It teaches persistence through story. Camp instructors want young players to keep trying after a bad shot, and this book shows that same idea through Ace and his friends, Daisy, Sandman, Splash, Speedy, and Rangey, each of whom has a real strength and a real weakness they work through together.

It travels well. The audiobook and read-along editions are easy to bring along or listen to in the car on the way to camp, giving a grandchild something familiar during a new experience.

It reinforces belonging. Camps work hard to build a sense of team among strangers in just a few days, and this story models that exact transformation, from a scared, lost golf ball to one who has found his place among friends.

It becomes a keepsake of the summer. As book one in the Fairway Friends Adventures series, with book two set in Italy, grandparents can give the book before camp starts and follow up with the next title once the season ends, tying the whole series to a grandchild’s growing love of the game.