Antonia Barber

Antonia Barber (real name Barbara Anthony; 10 December 1932 - 4 April 2019), was an English author of books for children and adults.[1] Barber resided in Kent and Mousehole, Cornwall. Her award winning book The Mousehole Cat has been made into an animated film[2] and is being adapted as a stage musical. She graduated from University College London, and had a husband who was a structural engineer. She is the younger sister of fellow author Pamela Oldfield.[3]

"Barbara Anthony" redirects here. For American billionaire, see Barbara Cox Anthony.

Selected works
  • The Affair of the Rockerbye Baby (1966)
  • The Ghosts (1969) —filmed as The Amazing Mr Blunden
  • 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)

The Ring in the Rough Stuff (1983)

  • Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal

The Mousehole Cat (1990)

Three illustrators have earned some recognition by the British Library Association for their collaborations with Barber.[4]

  • 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
  1. "Antonia Barber". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. "The Mousehole Cat". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  3. Pamela Oldfield obituary
  4. "Kate Greenaway Medal" Archived 16 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine. 2005(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. Central Connecticut State University. Retrieved 25 June 2012.


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