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Kitty Barne

キティ・バーン

Kiti Bān

Aliases: Kitty Streatfeild

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1882-11-17 （Petersham, Surrey）
Died
1961-02-03 （Darenth, Dartford, Kent） age 78
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Somerset → Sussex

Career

Occupations
Author, Screenwriter
Active Years
1935-1956
Affiliations
Women's Voluntary Service
Memberships
Girl Guides
Influenced
Noel Streatfeild

Education

Royal College of Music
Music
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Carnegie Medal
1940
Work: Visitors from London
Organization: Library Association
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Visitors from London

1940 Children's literature

Story about evacuees from London.

WarEvacueesMusic

Rosina Copper

1954 Pony book

True story of an Argentine polo pony mare rescued from neglect.

HorsesAdventure

Bibliography

  • The Easter Holidays
  • She Shall Have Music
  • Family Footlights
  • Visitors from London
  • Listening to the Orchestra
  • May I Keep Dogs?
  • We'll Meet in England
  • The Amber Gate
  • Three and a Pigeon
  • In the Same Boat
  • Here Come the Girl Guides
  • Musical Honours
  • Bracken My Dog
  • Dusty's Windmill
  • Roly's Dog
  • Elizabeth Fry: a story biography
  • The Windmill Mystery
  • Barbie
  • Admiral's Walk
  • Music Perhaps
  • Rosina Copper
  • Tann's Boarders
  • Rosina and Son

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Children's literature with musical themesVivid character descriptions
Recurring Motifs
MusicHorsesEvacuation during war

Health

  • Long illness
    晩年
    Led to her death

Legacy

British children's author known for winning the Carnegie Medal, famous for works on music and ponies.

In Popular Culture

  • Pioneer of pony books

Quotes

  • To an illustrator, Kitty Barne was a most delightful author...
    Source: Chosen for Children (1977)

Trivia

  • Cousin-in-law of Noel Streatfeild
  • Husband's great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Fry