Ragnheiður Gestsdóttir (born 1 May 1953) is an Icelandic author, noted for her children's books.
She graduated as a teacher from the Kennaraskóli Íslands in 1973, and took a degree in art history at Aarhus University in 1979.
[3][1] Ragnheiður worked as a teacher in Reykjavík for several years, and was editor of Iceland's National Centre for Educational Materials 1990–96.
[4] Ragnheiður has retold and illustrated various Icelandic folktales, pre-eminently in her book Sagan af Hlina konungssyni.
[5][1] Her most recent novels include the 2009 Hjartsláttur and the 2012 Myndin í speglinum.