Amy Thrall Flynn
Amy Thrall Flynn has 20 years of experience in children’s book publishing. She started her career as an editor at the former Houghton Mifflin Books for Children in Boston, where she trained under industry legends Walter Lorraine and Anita Silvey. Among the dozens of talented creators she had the honor and pleasure of working with are Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop, whose The Snake Scientist launched the long-running acclaimed “Scientists in the Field'' series; award-winning nonfiction picture book author-illustrator Don Brown; artist James Rumford; storyteller Alice McGill; and Olivier Dunrea and his beloved “Gossie & Friends'' series. Amy also worked as an elementary school teacher before she joined Rubin Pfeffer Content in 2019.
As an agent, she represents writers and illustrators of fiction and nonfiction for children, from picture books to young adult novels. She is thrilled to work with a growing list of clients including Julien Chung, Ellen Surrey, Federico Gastaldi, Carter Higgins, Wendell Minor, Heather Montgomery, Rob Sanders, Lina Maslo, Dan Paley, Robyn McGrath, Mk Smith Despres, Jennifer Richter, Tommy Greenwald, Charlie Greenwald, Dana VanderLugt, and Nadine Pinede.
A cum laude graduate of Middlebury College with a major in American Literature and a minor in Spanish, Amy studied in Madrid and at Oxford. She holds an M.A. in English and an additional Master of Arts degree in Children’s Literature from Simmons University. She has a passion for the collaborative editorial process and is drawn to beautifully written and compelling stories and topics, with an underlying guiding belief in the power of books to connect, inspire, and affirm the lives of young people.
Represents
Sylvia's Bookshop
Night Train, Night Train
O Captain, My Captain
Tiny Bird
Wilbur Wright and Lady Liberty
Breaking Waves
The Great Zombie Pumpkin Parade
Ice Bears at Ice Edge
Winter Magic
Journey of the Pale Bear
A Bear Far from Home
Sea Change
First Laugh, Baby
I Will Dance
Walking Grandma Home
Poetry Wrangler
The Rescues Finding Home
The Rescues Best Day Ever
The Rescues Book 3
The Rescues Book 4
Good Sports League: The Ultimate Goal
Good Sports League: The Perfect Pitch
The Rescues Finding Home
The Rescues Best Day Ever
The Right Call
The Rescues Books 3 and 4
Dolly!
There's Always Room for One More
A Mind of Her Own
Wide Open Spaces
Brave New Ballet
Smitten with Kittens
The Great Zombie Pumpkin Parade
Ice Bears at Ice Edge
Winter Magic
My Farm Year
Something Rotten
Oh, Crap!
Sick!
Read the Rings
Our World: Philippines
Armadillo Hello
When the Mapou Sings
I Bring You My Songs
You Are My Friend
First Morning Sun
Welcome Home
Animal Snuggles
Friends
A World of Love
Baby Animals Trying
Bird Nerd
The Star of Moon Village
Nothing to Give But Light
Rodzilla
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights
Stonewall
Ball and Balloon
Mayor Pete
The Fighting Infantryman
Bling Blaine
Two Grooms on a Cake
Stitch by Stitch
Blood Brothers
Mother of a Movement
A Song for the Unsung
Queer and Fearless
Between You and Me
We Are a Class
Andre
Book Comes Home
Lunchtime on the Lawn
A Family of Readers
Play Proud
One Drop
Written in Sand
There's that Sun Again
First Friends Count, First Friends Shapes
B and the Spoon
Not Everything
Looking for Smile
Becoming Blue
The Tree That Fell
Tiny Thing
Jelly Bean and Shoe
A Huge Mistake (Nora Dinosaura)
Enemies in the Orchard
New York, NY 10010
Special thank you to Tania de Regil for the ACM Kids & Illustrators Logo.