Antonia Barber
Antonia Barber was an English writer of books for children and adults. 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.
Selected works
The Affair of the Rockerbye Baby The Ghosts – filmed 1972 as The Amazing Mr Blunden and reissued 2021 as suchThe Ring in the Rough Stuff The Enchanter's Daughter Satchelmouse and the Doll's House The Mousehole Cat Tales from Grimm Catkin Apollo & Daphne: Masterpieces of Mythology – with paintings from the great art museums of the worldDancing Shoes series Hidden Tales from Eastern Europe Heracles the Hero- ''The Frog Bride''
Awards and recognition
The Ghosts- * Shortlisted for the Carnegie MedalThe Ring in the Rough Stuff
- * Shortlisted for the Carnegie MedalThe Mousehole Cat
- * Nestle Smarties Book Prize children's choice
- * British Book Award
- 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