Wei Teng’s aspiration to be a wordsmith started from young when she brazenly declared to her father that she would, one day, read all the books in the world -- and was given a sound knock in the head for being (truly) naive.

Realising the thrill she gets from helping children with literacy difficulties make sense of the language, Wei Teng switched from journalism to teaching. Formerly a senior educational therapist with the Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS), she is currently teaching at NorthLight School where she works with teenagers with learning difficulties such as dyslexia and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and who often come from challenging or disadvantaged family backgrounds. She received her honours degree in Psychology from National University of Singapore and a Masters of Arts in Teaching English to Young Learners from University of York.

As an author-storyteller, Wei Teng has conducted storytelling sessions at libraries, museums and schools, using her unique brand of musical storytelling approach with her ukulele and songs. She is also a member of The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Singapore, the local chapter of the US-based international organization for authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults.

She has since then convinced her father that she may not be able to read all the books in this world but would have fun attempting to add on to the world’s collections.

She can be reached at chenwt@gmail.com.