Jeremy Strong
Karate princesses, seasick pirates and demon vacuum cleaners...where else could these characters spring from but the playground that is the quirky imagination of Jeremy Strong?
THE BASICS
Born: Eltham, South East London, November 18th 1949
Jobs: Head Teacher, Teacher, Caretaker, Strawberry Picker, Jam Doughnut Stuffer (yes, really!)
Lives: Bedforshire
THE BOOKS
Jeremy Strong's work is characterised by humour and direct child appeal. He thinks his writing has been influenced most of all by Spike Milligan, but also by falling on his head when he was three years old. He was not allowed to read comics as a child, and consequently discovered The Beano at the formative age of sixteen. Jeremy Strong's ideas come from everywhere - his childhood, his children, over-hearing conversations, something he sees - and he constantly makes notes.
Books
The Air-Raid Shelter
The Desperate Adventures of Sir Rupert
and Rosie Gusset
Dinosaur Pox
Fanny Witch and the Thunder Lizard
Fanny Witch and the Wicked Wizard
Fatbag: The Demon Vacuum Cleaner
Giant Jim and the Hurricane
The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog
The Indoor Pirates
The Indoor Pirates on Treasure Island
The Karate Princess
The Karate Princess and the Last Griffin
The Karate Princess to the Rescue
The Karate Princess in Monsta Trouble
The Karate Princess and the Cut-throat Robbers
Lightning Lucy
My Dad's Got an Alligator!
My Granny's Great Escape
My Mum’s Going to Explode
Pandemonium at School
Pirate Pandemonium
There's a Pharaoh in Our Bath
There's a Viking in My Bed
Viking at School
Viking in Trouble
I’m Telling You, They’re Aliens!
Krazy Kow
Pirate School a bit of Wind
The Beak Speaks
