[2] In 1906, while studying in Philadelphia, Newton won a prize for best illustrations leading to her first book, The Old Schloss, by author Margaret L.
[3][4] This publication was followed by two more children's books, The Castle of Grumpy Grouch, by Wary Dickerson Donahey, in 1908 and Songs of a Little Child's Day, by Emilie Poulsson and Eleanor Smith in 1910.
After briefly returning to Erie, Newton moved to Greenwich Village in New York City, where she established her studio and spent the next thirty-eight years as an illustrator and designer.
Over the next twenty years, she illustrated over 40 titles for Whitman, including The Night Before Christmas, Mother Goose, Kittens and Puppies, and Peter Rabbit.
[4] In the late 1940s, Newton began designing dolls, including one called "Amosandra", in 1949 in conjunction with the "Amos and Andy" radio show.