Storm Literary Agency

Boutique literary agency representing quality literature from exceptional authors and illustrators

First, there was a  teacher who loved books almost as much as she loved little children. Then, there was an artist who loved pirates, almost as much as he loved cats. As it turns out, that artist could also write, and that teacher loved the pirate stories he wrote. And she shared those stories with the children she taught. The children loved the pirate stories; they also loved the cats. They wanted more stories with pirates and cats. They also wanted an adventure. And the stories gave them so many adventures. And that is that: Storm Literary Agency came about because it needed to. The children requested it. And so did the cats. 

Storm Literary Agency welcomes submissions from unique and talented authors and illustrators, those who are not afraid to embrace their capacity to teach, to entertain, to engage and to honor people, young and old, who hopefully, will be changed by the work represented here.

Leslie Kimmelman

Leslie Kimmelman is the author of more than 50 picture books and early readers, including Everybody Says Shalom, a Sydney Taylor Honor Book, and four Sydney Taylor Notable titles. Her Write On, Irving Berlin! received the New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award in 2021. Her book, We’re Amazing, 1, 2, 3! a story about friendship and autism first developed and introduced Sesame Street’s Julia; her work on the autism initiative helped earn Sesame Workshop a Smithsonian Institute American Ingenuity Award.  Leslie was a children’s book editor for many decades, including almost 25 years at Sesame Workshop. She lives outside New York City. In her spare time, Leslie is an avid reader, hiker, and baker.