Therese O. (Therese Osterheld) Deming

Therese O. Deming, born Therese Osterheld in 1874 and deceased in 1945, was an American children's author whose work often centered on Native American life and animal stories. Library and archival records identify her as the author of books including Little Indian Folk, Indian Child Life, and later titles such as Indians of the Pueblos.

Her writing is closely linked with the artist Edwin Willard Deming, who illustrated a number of her books. Archival material from the Theodore Roosevelt Center notes that both Therese O. Deming and her husband spent many years among Native American communities, and that shared experience helped shape the subjects they brought to young readers.

Much of her work was written for children in a simple, accessible style, blending storytelling with cultural scenes and images of everyday life. Today she is remembered mainly through these early books, which reflect a long partnership between writer and illustrator and a lasting interest in the peoples and landscapes of the American West.