Jenny Wagner lives with her husband at an old house in the shadow of mango trees in Eumundi, Queesland. She has three children, several dogs, cats and friends who like visiting her.

She has worked on several occasions as a script writer for television, apart from being a sculptor, curator and a high school teacher. At university, she specialized herself in German and philosophy. German language was later her field of specialization also as a teacher, while the philosopher Berkeley was her inspiration to write her first book.

She has written two picture books illustrated by Ron Brooks and that have been awarded with numerous important prizes. Both of these books have been warmly welcomed worldwide and Oscar and the midnight cat has become a classic of children’s literature.

Jenny has written several books and novels, some of them also illustrated by Ron Brooks.