Spontaneous Combustion
Library Storytelling Programs available 2009-10
40 - 60 min. Tandem Presentations by Tom and Sandy Farley
- Aesop and Beyond --
Fables and wisdom literature
- And Then, and Then --
Sequential stories and explanation tales
- December Stories --
International tales of Christmas, Chanukah and Winter
- Dragon Stories --
Dragons appear in each story
- Justice, Law, & Order --
Stories of judgement
- Peace and War --
Stories of how conflicts begin and end
- Star Stories --
Tales of the night sky
- Stories by Richard Kennedy --
From the books of a great Storyteller
- A Story, A Story --
Where stories come from
- Tales from Europe --
Folk tales and myths
- Tales from North America --
American folk tales and Indian lore
- Tales from the Sea --
Tales and legends from Ocean-going peoples
- Tales from Asia --
Folktales from Tibet, China, Japan, and India
- A Touch of Magic --
Fairy tales old and new
- Words to the Wise --
Tales of learning and wisdom, old and new
- You Care for Us; We'll Care for You --
Environment appreciation - for Earth Day or any day
Each presentation is 40 - 60 minutes in length and suitable for age 6 years to adult. Please book performances 30 days in advance.
Library rate is $160.00 [Series or 4 or more $100 each] plus travel expenses beyond 30 miles.
Contact: farley@spont.com 650-366-1818
Tandem storytellers, Tom and Sandy Farley, perform under the name Spontaneous Combustion. You may have heard them in the Palo Alto Children's Library, at Southbay Storytellers and Listeners Tellabration, at a corporate party, at Linden Tree Bookstore, or in local schools. They've told in several countries and led workshops at international conferences. Their first CD, Words to the Wise, was released in 2003 and their second, Words Go Questing, in 2005.
