Mette Cecilie Newth (born 31 January 1942) is a Norwegian illustrator, author of children's literature, and organizer.
In cooperation with her husband Philip she made the picture book Ballsprett (1980) for mentally deficient children.
The novel treats the colonialization of Greenland in the 17th century, and includes elements from Inuit myths and legends.
Among the picture books she has made in cooperation with the writer Paal-Helge Haugen are Vårfuglen from 1989, Gjennom steinen from 1990, and Eldsalamanderen from 1994.
[6] In 1995 she received the critics' prize for the second time, for the children's book Det mørke lyset.