Teresa Heapy was a commissioning editor for Oxford University Press and Heinemann before becoming a children’s writer.

Teresa is the author of the Very Little picture book series: VERY LITTLE RED RIDIING HOOD (winner of Best Picture Books in the Oxfordshire Book Awards and the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards), VERY LITTLE CINDERELLA, VERY LITTLE SLEEPING BEAUTY and VERY LITTLE RAPUNZEL, all illustrated by Sue Heap (Random House). Teresa and Sue collaborated again on the counting storybook, TEN CARS AND A MILLION STARS, published by Walker Books.  Her other picture books include THE MARVELLOUS MOON MAP and THE SPECTACULAR CITY (Penguin Random House), both illustrated by David Litchfield, LOVED TO BITS (David Fickling Books) illustrated by Katie Cleminson, and the soothing bedtime story THE WONDER TREE (Farshore) illustrated by Izzy Burton.

Teresa has also written THE GREAT CAKE RACE (Bloomsbury), illustrated by Erica Salcedo, for the Bloomsbury Readers series which aims to get children in Key Stage 2 reading independently.

Teresa’s latest fiction title, WILL WOLFHEART (David Fickling Books), with illustrations by Adam Beer, published in 2025 while her latest picture book, THE HEART OF THE STORM (Otter-Barry Books), illustrated by Kate Read, published in March 2026.