Author

Antonia Barber

English children's author whose picture book The Mousehole Cat became a beloved British Christmas classic, winning the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Children's Choice.

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The Mousehole Cat, Cornish folkloreKnown for

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.

Born1932 · England

Notable works The Mousehole CatThe GhostsGemma and the Baby Chick

HonoursNestlé Smarties Book Prize Children's Choice; Kate Greenaway Medal commendation (The Mousehole Cat)