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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. Barber resided in
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and Mousehole, Cornwall. Her book '' The Mousehole Cat'' was adapted as an
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and is being adapted as a stage musical. She graduated from
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. The younger sister of fellow writer Pamela Oldfield, Barber was married to a structural engineer.


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 **
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Three illustrators have earned recognition by the British
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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
Kate Greenaway Medal The Carnegie Medal for Illustration (until 2022 the Kate Greenaway Medal) is a British award that annually recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". It is conferred upon the illustrator by the Chartered Institute of Librar ...
* Nicola Bayley, ''The Mousehole Cat'', a commended runner-up for the 1990 Greenaway * P. J. Lynch, ''Catkin'', on the shortlist for the 1994 Greenaway


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Antonia Barber, author
at publisher Walker Books (archived 2006)
"Antonia Barber (1932–2019)"
at agent David Higham Associates * * * 1932 births 2019 deaths Alumni of University College London Writers from Cornwall English children's writers English women writers {{UK-child-writer-stub