Sally Sutton

Aucklander Sally Sutton has been writing picture books, children's novels and plays for two decades. Her stories are celebrated for being 'busy with joy, and colour, and words that boing off the page' (The Spinoff) - making reading her stories a magical moment between parent and child. Sally has been awarded several Storylines Notable Book Awards for her work, and in 2009 she and illustrator Brian Lovelock won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for Roadworks. Her 2018 story about a cat's amazing true journey, The Cat from Muzzle (illustrated by Scott Tulloch), was a bestseller.

Read more about Sally at www.sallysutton.co.nz

Books by Sally Sutton

The Cat from Muzzle

Scott Tulloch, Sally Sutton

Chugga Tugga Tugboat

Sally Sutton, Sarah Wilkins

Crazy Kiwi Tops and Tails

Sally Sutton, Dave Gunson

Crane Guy

Sally Sutton, Sarah Wilkins

Lulu and the Dance Detectives #1: Mystery at the Hotel Espanol

Sally Sutton, Lily Uivel

Lulu and the Dance Detectives #3: The Doggy Disco Hoax

Sally Sutton, Lily Uivel

Lulu and the Dance Detectives #4: Ravenous Rooster Stake-out

Sally Sutton, Lily Uivel

Lulu and the Dance Detectives #2: The Pool Party Poisoning

Sally Sutton, Lily Uivel

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