Antonia Barber (real name Barbara Anthony; 10 December 1932 - 4 April 2019), was an English author of books for children and adults. Barber resided in

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and

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, Cornwall. Her book '' The Mousehole Cat'' was adapted as an animated film and is being adapted as a stage musical. She graduated from

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. The younger sister of fellow author Pamela Oldfield, Barber was married to a structural engineer.Pamela Oldfield obituary
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Selected works

* ''The Affair of the Rockerbye Baby'' (1966) * '' The Ghosts'' (1969; filmed as ''

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'', 1972) * ''The Ring in the Rough Stuff'' (1983) * ''The Enchanter's Daughter'' (1987) * ''Satchelmouse and the Doll's House'' (1987) * '' The Mousehole Cat'' (1990) * ''Catkin'' (1994) * ''Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe'' * ''Dancing Shoes'' * ''Dancing Shoes, Dance to the Rescue''

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 ** British Book Award * Three illustrators have earned some recognition by the British Library Association for their collaborations with Barber."Kate Greenaway Medal"
. 2005(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library.

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. Retrieved 25 June 2012. ** Errol Le Cain, ''The Enchanter's Daughter'', a commended runner up for the 1987 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 * The Kate Greenaway Medal recognises the year's best children's book illustration (in that time, by a British subject).

References

External links

Author page at Walker Books
* 1932 births 2019 deaths Alumni of University College London Writers from Cornwall English children's writers English women writers {{UK-child-writer-stub