Jenny Wagner Jenny Wagner i(A3428 works by)
Born: Established: 1939
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1948
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BiographyHistory

Wagner arrived in Australia when she was nine years old. Her studies at Melbourne University included German, Dutch, Swedish and philosophy. Her books are informed by both her studies and the disciplined use of language required in script writing for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation serial Bellbird.

The former proprietor of a coffeehouse, Wagner also published The Sourdough Cookbook in 1992.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1977 Z830203 1977 single work picture book children's (taught in 6 units)
— Appears in: The Macquarie Bedtime Story Book 1987; (p. 190-192) 'Rose and her Old English Sheepdog, John Brown, live contentedly together. They need only each other. When the midnight cat appears outside their home, John Brown refuses even to admit its existence. But he comes to realise that the cat is important to Rose and to allow it in the house, even though it makes him sad.' (From the publisher's website.)
1978 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
1979 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
y separately published work icon Aranea : A Story About a Spider Harmondsworth : Kestrel , 1975 Z835771 1975 single work picture book children's An industrious spider spends her days and nights spinning perfect webs.
1976 commended CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
y separately published work icon The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek Harmondsworth : Longman Young Books , 1973 Z813305 1973 single work picture book children's

When the bunyip heaves himself out of Berkeley’s Creek, he has no idea what a bunyip really is! So he sets off to find out for himself.
1974 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
1974 special award CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year Award
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