Lorraine Booth-Smith

Lorraine Booth Smith is a children’s author, artist, and English language specialist living on the windswept coast of the North East of England.

Her stories began with two real cockapoos: Benji, a gentle soul belonging to her niece and nephews, and Chester, her own mischievous shadow. When Chester was young, Lorraine would often laugh to her husband, “I wonder what Chester will get up to today,” and he would reply, “There’s a book in there somewhere.” Years later, those words found their way onto the page, bringing their adventures to life with warmth, humour, and heart.

Before turning to writing, Lorraine spent fifteen years in a London law firm before retraining as a teacher. Her teaching career has taken her around the world, with roles in Poland, Beijing, Bangkok and Dublin, where she taught learners of all ages and backgrounds. These experiences shaped her understanding of language, culture, and storytelling. She now works freelance, teaching on Durham University’s Pre sessional programme, training new teachers on the CELTA course, and moderating for an examining board.

A lifelong adventurer, Lorraine has travelled to around forty countries, hiked mountains, swum in waterfalls and glacial lakes, and embraced the world with curiosity and courage. At home, she paints seascapes and landscapes, leads walks, crochets, knits, and swims year round with the Brass Monkey Sea Swimmers, even in winter waters cold enough to take your breath away.

Her years of teaching and her close bond with her niece and nephews inspire the joyful stories she creates for the next generation of readers.