Antonia Barber


Antonia Barber, was an English author of books for children and adults. Barber resided in Kent and Mousehole, Cornwall. Her award winning book The Mousehole Cat has been made into an animated film 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.

Selected works

The Ghosts
The Ring in the Rough Stuff
The Mousehole Cat
Three illustrators have earned some recognition by the
British Library Association for their collaborations with Barber.
The Kate Greenaway Medal recognises the year's best children's book illustration.