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Antonia Barber

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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

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  • 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

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  • The Ring in the Rough Stuff (1983)
    • Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal

Three illustrators have earned recognition by the British Library Association for their collaborations with Barber.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Antonia Barber". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Pamela Oldfield". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
  3. ^ "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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