Elaina is an author, illustrator, former primary school teacher, and a trustee of the Robert Stephenson Trust. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Elaina uses her extensive experience working with children and her sense of fun to create stories that capture young children's imagination and take them on an adventure. Her three daughters are the main characters for three of her book series, 'Amelia and her Time Travelling Trainers', Imogen the Dinosaur Whisperer' and 'Violet and the Magic Vault'.​

 

Elaina's latest book release, 'Amelia and her Time Travelling Trainers: Take a Trip to See Robert Stephenson' has been written to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first passenger railway to use steam trains to transport passengers. Children can learn all about 'Locomotion' and why it was such an important invention.

 

Elaina visits libraries for book readings and craft events, schools for author days, which include lessons in character description and scene setting, and events in collaboration with Grasmere GingerbreadⓇ and Hopetown Darlington.

 

Imogen the Dinosaur Whisperer, released in May 2024, is inspired by her middle daughter and was shortlisted for the BBC Ignite Programme in 2021 and made it to the 4th and final round of the Best Indie Book Awards in 2024.