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Jeremy StrongJeremy StrongBack | Genres | Bibliography | Prizes and awards | Author statement | Contact details | Related links | Printer-friendly version
BiographyJeremy Strong writes books for children, mainly of junior school age, and has a special interest in children who are becoming independent readers and those not particularly interested in reading. All of his books are humorous, and about real life situations with a surreal edge. These include My Mum's Going to Explode (2001), a tale of what happens when Nicholas' mother suddenly announces she is pregnant, and There's a Viking in my Bed (1991), which was recently dramatised for Children's BBC Television. Krazy Kow Saves the World - Well, Almost (2002) was named one of the 50 best children's books of the Year by the Federation of Children's Book Groups in 2003, the same honour being awarded to I'm Telling You, They're Aliens (2000) in 2001. Several stories have been adapted for BBC Radio and he has also written particularly for that medium. He has also written two novels for teenagers: Stuff: The Life of a Cool Demented Dude (2005) and Weird (2008).
Jeremy Strong was born in 1949 in South East London and studied English at York University, after which he became a teacher and Head teacher, leaving the profession in 1991 to write full-time. He lives in Somerset.
Genres (in alphabetical order)Children
BibliographyTrouble with Animals (illustrated by Jonathan Allen) A & C Black, 1980 Lightning Lucy (illustrated by Toni Goffe) A & C Black, 1982 Fatbag (illustrated by John Shelley) A & C Black, 1983 The Woff A & C Black, 1983 Fox on the Roof (illustrated by Doffy Weir) A & C Black, 1984 Money Doesn't Grow on Trees A & C Black, 1984 Fanny Witch and the Boosnatch (illustrated by Annabel Spenceley) Hodder & Stoughton, 1985 Lightning Lucy Strikes Again (illustrated by Toni Goffe) A & C Black, 1985 Starbiker (illustrated by Jim Ranson) A & C Black, 1986 The Air Raid Shelter (illustrated by Doffy Weir) A & C Black, 1986 The Karate Princess (illustrated by Simone Abel) A & C Black, 1986 The Princess and Bungle (illustrated by Peter Stevenson) Hodder & Stoughton, 1986 Bungle's Ghost (illustrated by Peter Stevenson) Hodder & Stoughton, 1987 Dogs are Different (illustrated by Robert Bartelt) A & C Black, 1987 Fanny Witch and the Thunder Lizard (illustrated by Annabel Spenceley) Hodder & Stoughton, 1987 Lightning Lucy Storms Ahead (illustrated by Toni Goffe) A & C Black, 1987 Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! (illustrated by Colin Paine) A & C Black, 1988 Little Pig's Party (illustrated by T. Morris) Hodder & Stoughton, 1988 It's A Tough Life (illustrated by Caroline Crossland) A & C Black, 1989 The Everything Machine (illustrated by Robert Geary) Knight, 1989 The Karate Princess and the Cut-Throat Robbers (illustrated by Simone Abel) A & C Black, 1989 Bungle to the Rescue (illustrated by Peter Stevenson) Hodder & Stoughton, 1990 Pandemonium at School (illustrated by Judy Brown) A & C Black, 1990 The Karate Princess to the Rescue (illustrated by Simone Abel) A & C Black, 1991 There's a Viking in my Bed (illsutrated by John Levers) A & C Black, 1991 Fanny Witch goes Spikky Spoo! (illustrated by Annabel Spenceley) Hodder & Stoughton, 1992 Little Pig Goes to School (illustrated by T. Morris) Hodder & Stoughton, 1992 Viking in Trouble (illustrated by John Levers) A & C Black, 1992 Fatbag: Demon Vacuum Cleaner (illustrated by John Shelley) Puffin, 1993 My Dad's Got An Alligator! (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Viking, 1994 The Desperate Adventures of Sir Rupert and Rosie Gusset (illustrated by Chris Mould) A & C Black, 1995 The Indoor Pirates (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Dutton, 1995 The Karate Princess and the Last Griffin (illustrated by Simone Abel) A & C Black, 1995 The Pirate Bed Ginn & Co, 1995 There's a Pharoah in our Bath (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Dutton, 1995 Brave Mouse (illustrated by Ian Cunliffe) Ginn, 1996 The Dinosaur Robbers (illustrated by David Mostyn) Macdonald Young Books, 1996 The Hundred Mile An Hour Dog (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Viking, 1996 Aliens in School (illustrated by David Mostyn) Macdonald Young Books, 1997 Deadly Dino Bag (includes book 'Fanny Witch and the Thunder Lizard', 1987) Puffin, 1997 Giant Jim and the Hurricane (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Viking, 1997 My Granny's Great Escape (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Viking, 1997 Otherworld (illustrated by Anthony Morris) A & C Black, 1997 Pirate Pandemonium (illustrated by Judy Brown) A & C Black, 1997 Viking at School (illustrated by John Levers) A & C Black, 1997 Max and the Petnappers (illustrated by David Mostyn) Macdonald Young, 1998 Dinosaur Pox (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Puffin, 1999 Max and the Haunted Castle (illustrated by David Mostyn) Macdonald Young, 1999 Problems with a Python (illustrated by Scoular Anderson) Barrington Stoke, 1999 Sir Rupert and Rosie Gusset in Deadly Danger (illustrated by Chris Mould) A & C Black, 1999 The Karate Princess in Monsta Trouble (illustrated by Simone Abel) A & C Black, 1999 I'm Telling You, They're Aliens! (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Puffin, 2000 Living with Vampires (illustrated by Scoular Anderson) Barrington Stoke, 2000 The Big Book of Funny Stories (illustrated by Nick Sharratt; includes 'The Indoor Pirates', 1995; 'The Indoor Pirates on Treasure Island', Puffin 1998; 'Giant Jim and the Hurricane', 1997) Penguin, 2000 The Monster Muggs (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Puffin, 2000 My Mum's Going to Explode (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Puffin, 2001 The Big Book of Funny Stories 2 (illustrated by Nick Sharratt; includes 'My Dad's Got an Alligator!', 1994; 'My Granny's Great Escape', 1997; 'There's a Pharaoh in our Bath', 1995) Viking, 2001 Just a Bit of Wind (illustrated by Ian Cunliffe) Puffin, 2002 Krazy Kow Saves the World - Well, Almost (illustrated by Nick Sharratt) Puffin, 2002 Mad Iris (illustrated by Scoular Anderson) Barrington Stoke, 2002 The Kingfisher Treasury of Dinosaur Stories (editor with Clive Scruton) Kingfisher, 2002 Don't Go in the Cellar (illustrated by Scoular Anderson) Barrington Stoke, 2003 The Birthday Bash (illustrated by Ian Cunliffe) Puffin, 2003 Chicken School (illustrated by Rowan Clifford) Puffin, 2004 Let's do the Pharaoh! (illustrated by Rowan Clifford) Puffin, 2004 Where's That Dog? (illustrated by Ian Cunliffe) Puffin, 2004 Return of The Hundred Mile An Hour Dog (illustrated by Rowan Clifford) Puffin, 2005 Stuff: The Life of a Cool Demented Dude (illustrated by Seb Burnett) Puffin, 2005 My Brother's Famous Bottom Puffin, 2006 Wanted! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour-Dog Puffin, 2006 A Very Fishy Battle Puffin, 2007 Beware! Killer Tomatoes Puffin, 2007 Bungleman (illustrated by Julian Mosedale) Collins Educational, 2007 Chicken Licken (illustrated by Tony Blundell) Collins Educational, 2007 My Brother's Bottom Gets Pinched Puffin, 2007 My Sister's Got a Spoon up her Nose Puffin, 2007 Invasion of the Christmas Puddings Puffin, 2008 Jeremy Strong's Laugh-Your-Socks-Off Joke Book (with Amanda Li) Puffin, 2008 Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog Puffin, 2008 My Brother's Famous Bottom Goes Camping Puffin, 2008 The Battle for Christmas (Cosmic Pyjamas) Puffin, 2008 Weird Puffin, 2008 My Brother's Hot Cross Bottom Puffin, 2009 The Beak Speaks Puffin, 2009
Prizes and awards1997 Red House Children's Book Award (Overall Winner) The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog 1998 Birmingham Book Award (shortlist) Pirate Pandemonium 1998 Red House Children's Book Award (shortlist) My Granny's Great Escape 1998 Sheffield Children's Book Award (Short Novel) Pirate Pandemonium 2001 Sheffield Children's Book Award (Short Novel) Living with Vampires 2002 Nottingham Experian Big 3 Book Award My Mum's Going to Explode 2002 Red House Children's Book Award (shortlist) My Mum's Going to Explode 2003 Portsmouth Book Award (shortlist) Mad Iris 2004 Prix Chronos Award (France) My Granny's Great Escape 2005 Nottingham Experian Big 3 Book Award (shortlist) Let's Do The Pharaoh 2008 Blue Peter Book Award: The Most Fun Story with Pictures Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
Author statementWhen I was a child my friends and I seemed to spend most of our time playing in the fields behind our house, making up our own games. We had to use our imagination all the time, especially when we got into trouble and had to talk our way out of it, and that was great practice for becoming a writer later on. I wanted to be a writer from about the age of nine, although I didn't do anything about it until I was well into my teens. After working at jobs like putting jam into doughnuts and picking strawberries I eventually became a teacher, working with primary school children. I began to write for them and I wrote the sort of books I always longed to read as a child - funny, exciting stories that would make me laugh out loud. When I was a child there were very few books like that for us to read, so I hope I've added a few more to the pile. Writing is amazing: it is one of the most powerful things anyone can do, because you can make anything happen when you write. Try it and see.
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