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.
Our Feet Were Not on the Earth
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
Vroom! Vroom!
Zero Zebras
Becoming Blue
365: How to Count a Year
Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho
Chicka Chicka Tricka Treat
Chicka I Love Mom/I Love Dad
To Make
Zinnia and the Bees
Our Feet Were Not on the Earth
Journey of the Pale Bear
A Bear Far from Home
Sea Change
First Laugh, Baby
I Will Dance
Walking Grandma Home
Poetry Wrangler
Making a Blanket for Baby
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
This is Not a Valentine
Everything You Need for a Treehouse
Bikes for Sale
Circle Under Berry
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish
Big and Small and In-between
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents
A Story Is to Share
Some of These Are Snails
Round and Round the Year We Go
Field Day
Free as a Bird
Through the Wardrobe
Threads
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
The Favorite Book
We Disagree
When You Take a Step
What's Your Name?
Wagnificent: Thunder and Sage
Wagnificent Book 2
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
Dolly
Iris Apfel, Golden Book
This Book Will Make You an Artist
Audrey Hepburn, Golden Book
This Book Will Make You a Scientist
Dinosaurs, Space
Looking for Smile
Becoming Blue
The Tree That Fell
Tiny Thing
Jelly Bean and Shoe
A Huge Mistake (Nora Dinosaura)
Enemies in the Orchard
Ball and Balloon
Sheep-ish
Off Limits
I'm a Unicorn
Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?
Is This... Winter?