Meet The Storyteller

Sarah Malone loves the tales she tells and deftly draws the listener into another realm. She began storytelling as a parent volunteer many years ago, believing that children benefit not only from listening to stories but also from their relationship with the storyteller. Combine Sarah’s love of children with her experience as a child therapist and storyteller and listeners – young and old alike – can expect a delightful story listening experience.

Sarah’s devotion to peacemaking resulted in the Peace Tales Project. “Here is a way,” she thought, “I can contribute to peaceful solutions in the world by sharing peace stories with children and adults and donating the proceeds to charities that also wage peace — The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children and Peace Talks Radio Series.” With help from many volunteers, press coverage, and a passion for peace, the Peace Tale Project is now a reality. Sarah invites you to listen in, share Peace Tales with those you love, and contribute to the prospects of peace in our world.

Praise For Peace Tales

Peace Tales Wins National Storytelling Award!   "The Tale of Mussa and Nagib," featured on the Peace Tales CD, has just been selected from over 3,000 entries for a 2004 Storytelling World Resource Award!

The New Mexico Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers awarded Sarah Malone the prestigious Social Worker of the Year Award for 2004, citing her many accomplishments in the field of social work, including her volunteer work in creating the Peace Tales project.

Southwestern author and storyteller Joe Hayes writes: “Sarah Malone is a hero - a mighty warrior for peace - and she has developed a weapon of mass instruction. These beautiful stories, masterfully told in Sarah’s warm, authentic, voice, can turn the hearts of children, adults and nations away from selfish struggle and contention toward the path of community, cooperation and compassion. Sarah’s recording of Peace Tales is a labor of love and a loving gift to the listening world. Thank you, Sarah.”

Leah Alexander, President of Storytellers of New Mexico writes: “Sarah Malone’s CD of Peace Tales for children gives us something we’ve all been looking for: something about this crazy world, and how to make it better. In her melodious yet flexible voice, Sarah chooses stories that give answers, whether it’s for one kid who has a grouch with his best friend, or the teen who is beginning to ask, “Why is it this way? What can I do to make it better?” These stories are food for the hungry young soul, and teach important lessons. Little hummingbird lies on her back, tiny feet holding up the falling sky, and shows us that if we all do that we’ll succeed, we’ll hold it up. The wise blind boy teaches the sighted how to be honest and care for each other. Thank you Sarah. The children will listen, and learn, and will make a better world.”

Mary Dudley writes: “At the end of every tale, the characters and the listener are reminded of our fundamental yearning for peace and every person's role in its achievement. Loving wisdom prevails and harmony is restored in all of Sarah’s stories - just the message every child must hear, again and again and again, as s/he grows in being a peaceful person.”