Elaine Haxton was an Australian painter, designer and illustrator. Having studied at the East Sydney Technical School and in London, she illustrated many children's books, among them K.S. Prichard's Moggie and Her Circus Pony (1967). Haxton won several awards for her artistic work, and she wrote one children's book herself and illustrated it (A Parrot in a Flame Tree, 1968).
For further information on Haxton see Paul Coombes, Elaine Haxton : A Biography, Achievements in Paint & Print (1990).