Shirley Barber
Shirley Barber | |
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| Born | 23 June 1935 |
| Died | 12 December 2023 (aged 88) Watsonia, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Children's author, illustrator |
| Spouse | Keith Barber |
Shirley Barber (23 June 1935 – 12 December 2023) was an English children's author and illustrator.
Born on 23 June 1935, Barber spent her early childhood in Guernsey (Channel Islands).[1] She had no formal art school training, but learnt designing at a textile and wallpaper studio in London.[2]
She was a longtime resident in Australia having emigrated there in 1965, and worked for a time for Oxford University Press in Melbourne, Victoria. She lived in Watsonia, a suburb of Melbourne, with her son and his family and was married twice. Her second husband Keith Barber died in 2000.[2]
She wrote many picture books and fairy-themed colouring books, calendars and diaries, which have sold over 10 million copies as at 2008.[2] Most of Barber's books featured fairies and animals. Her books were mainly set in picturesque woods. Her books were published in 18 languages.[2]
Shirley Barber died on 12 December 2023 in her home in Watsonia, at the age of 88.[3]
References
- ^ "Shirley Barber". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d Katherine Kizilos, "Our fairy Grandmother", The Age, 18 August 2008, p. 13
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Shirley Barber, much-loved children's author, dies aged 88". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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