Antonia Barber
English author (1932–2019)
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Antonia Barber (real name Barbara Anthony; 10 December 1932 – 4 April 2019) was an English writer of books for children and adults.[1] Barber resided in Kent and Mousehole, Cornwall. Her book The Mousehole Cat was adapted as an animated film and is being adapted as a stage musical. She graduated from University College London. The younger sister of fellow writer Pamela Oldfield, Barber was married to a structural engineer.[2]
Selected works
- The Affair of the Rockerbye Baby (1966)
- The Ghosts (1969) – filmed 1972 as The Amazing Mr Blunden and reissued 2021 as such
- The Ring in the Rough Stuff (1983)
- The Enchanter's Daughter (1987)
- Satchelmouse and the Doll's House (1987)
- The Mousehole Cat (1990)
- Tales from Grimm (1992)
- Catkin (1994)
- Apollo & Daphne: Masterpieces of Mythology (1998) – with paintings from the great art museums of the world
- Dancing Shoes series (1998 to 2000)
- Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe (2002)
- Heracles the Hero (2003)
- The Frog Bride (2007)
Awards and recognition
- The Ghosts (1969)
- Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal
- The Ring in the Rough Stuff (1983)
- Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal
- The Mousehole Cat (1990)
- Nestle Smarties Book Prize children's choice [clarification needed]
- British Book Award [clarification needed]
Three illustrators have earned recognition by the British Library Association for their collaborations with Barber.[3]
- Errol Le Cain, The Enchanter's Daughter, a commended runner-up for the 1987 Kate Greenaway Medal
- Nicola Bayley, The Mousehole Cat, a commended runner-up for the 1990 Greenaway
- P. J. Lynch, Catkin, on the shortlist for the 1994 Greenaway
