Eve Sutton
# Eve Sutton

Evelyn Mary Sutton (née Breakell, 14 September 1906 – 19 December 1992), commonly known as Eve Sutton, was a New Zealand writer of literature for children.

## Early life and family

Evelyn Mary Breakell was born in Preston, Lancashire, England, on 14 September 1906. She worked as a primary school teacher from 1927 to 1931, when she married Arthur Sutton at Christ Church, Fulwood, Preston. In 1949, the family migrated to New Zealand, and Eve Sutton became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1955.

## Writing career

Sutton's first children's book, My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes, was written after her cousin by marriage, Lynley Dodd, suggested that they collaborate on a book; Sutton wrote the text and Dodd provided the illustrations. Now regarded as a New Zealand classic, it was Sutton's only picture book, and it received the Esther Glen Award in 1975.

Subsequently, Sutton went on to write books for older children, including a series of novels about the experiences of immigrants to New Zealand. In 1990, she was awarded the New Zealand Children's Literature Association's Award for Services to Children's Literature.

## Death

Sutton died on 19 December 1992, and her body was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.

## Books

* 1973 — My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes
* 1976 — Green Gold
* 1977 — Johnny Sweep
* 1977 — Tuppenny Brown
* 1978 — Moa Hunter
* 1983 — Surgeon's Boy
* 1983 — Skip for the Huntaway
* 1984 — Kidnapped by Blackbirders
* 1987 — Valley of Heavenly Gold
