Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

Biography

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?

Jeremy Strong talks about new character Krazy Kow, typing cats, and his love of cheese in our exclusive interview In the Spotlight.

THE BASICS

Born: Eltham, South East London, November 18th 1949
Jobs: Head Teacher, Teacher, Caretaker, Strawberry Picker, Jam Doughnut Stuffer (yes, really!)
Lives: Kent
First book: Smith's Tail, 1978

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 fr...

Interview

PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH:
South-east London; 18 November 1949
FAVOURITE BOOK:
The House at Pooh Corner
MOST TREASURED POSSESSION:
My memories
FAVOURITE SONG:
The Ying-Tong song: 'Ying Tong Tiddle-I-Po!'
FAVOURITE FILM:
Duck Soup, the Marx Brothers

When did you start writing?

When I was about six, but I was about eight when I began to feel that writing stories - inventing things and using my imagination - was absolutely brilliant. When I was about eighteen I started writing very serious stories for adults, but none of them were published. By the time I was twenty-one I was writing stories for children, and I quickly realized that I loved writing funny stories and making people laugh.

Where do you get your ideas?

Anywhere and everywhere - from my head, from places, things I see or hear, from history, from friends... The best ideas...

Bibliography

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The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog jacket image
  • The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog
  • Puffin Audio
  • Cassette: Feb 05 1998
  • 5 - 8 years
The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog jacket image
  • The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog
  • Puffin
  • Paperback: Nov 25 2004
  • 5 - 8 years
Dinosaur Pox jacket image
  • Dinosaur Pox
  • Puffin
  • Paperback: Jan 28 1999
  • 5 - 8 years
My Brother's Famous Bottom Goes Camping jacket image
  • My Brother's Famous Bottom Goes Camping
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  • Paperback: Apr 03 2008
  • 8 - 12 years
Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog jacket image
  • Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
  • Puffin
  • Paperback: Jan 03 2008
  • 8 - 12 years
Invasion of the Christmas Puddings jacket image
  • Invasion of the Christmas Puddings
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  • Paperback: Sep 06 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
Pirate School: A Very Fishy Battle jacket image
  • Pirate School: A Very Fishy Battle
  • Puffin
  • Paperback: Aug 02 2007
  • 5 - 8 years
My Brother's Famous Bottom Gets Pinched jacket image
  • My Brother's Famous Bottom Gets Pinched
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  • Paperback: Apr 05 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
Return of the Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog jacket image
  • Return of the Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog
  • Puffin
  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog jacket image
  • The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog
  • Puffin
  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
Beware! Killer Tomatoes jacket image
  • Beware! Killer Tomatoes
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  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
My Dad's Got an Alligator! jacket image
  • My Dad's Got an Alligator!
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  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
My Brother's Famous Bottom jacket image
  • My Brother's Famous Bottom
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  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
Krazy Kow Saves the World - Well, Almost jacket image
  • Krazy Kow Saves the World - Well, Almost
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  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
Chicken School jacket image
  • Chicken School
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  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
My Granny's Great Escape jacket image
  • My Granny's Great Escape
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  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
My Mum's Going to Explode! jacket image
  • My Mum's Going to Explode!
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  • Paperback: Jan 04 2007
  • 8 - 12 years
Wanted! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog jacket image
  • Wanted! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
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  • Paperback: Aug 03 2006
  • 5 - 8 years
Pirate School: The Bun Gun jacket image
  • Pirate School: The Bun Gun
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  • Paperback: Sep 01 2005
  • 5 - 8 years
Return of the Hundred-Mile-an-Hour-Dog jacket image
  • Return of the Hundred-Mile-an-Hour-Dog
  • Puffin Audio
  • Audio CD: Sep 01 2005
  • 8 - 12 years
Stuff jacket image
  • Stuff
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  • Paperback: Jun 02 2005
  • 12 - 16 years
Pirate School: Where's That Dog? jacket image
  • Pirate School: Where's That Dog?
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  • Paperback: May 27 2004
Let's Do the Pharaoh! jacket image
  • Let's Do the Pharaoh!
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  • Paperback: Jan 08 2004
  • 8 - 12 years
The Beak Speaks jacket image
  • The Beak Speaks
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  • Paperback: Aug 07 2003
  • 8 - 12 years
Pirate School: The Birthday Bash jacket image
  • Pirate School: The Birthday Bash
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  • Paperback: Apr 03 2003
  • 5 - 8 years
The Shocking Adventures of Lightning Lucy jacket image
  • The Shocking Adventures of Lightning Lucy
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  • Paperback: Sep 26 2002
  • 5 - 8 years
Pirate School: Just a Bit of Wind jacket image
  • Pirate School: Just a Bit of Wind
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  • Paperback: Apr 04 2002
  • 5 - 8 years
Trouble with Animals jacket image
  • Trouble with Animals
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  • Paperback: May 31 2001
  • 8 - 12 years
The Karate Princess in Monsta Trouble jacket image
  • The Karate Princess in Monsta Trouble
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  • Paperback: Jan 18 2001
  • 8 - 12 years
I'm Telling You, They're Aliens! jacket image
  • I'm Telling You, They're Aliens!
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  • Paperback: May 04 2000
  • 8 - 12 years
Pirate Pandemonium jacket image
  • Pirate Pandemonium
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  • Paperback: Sep 30 1999
  • 8 - 12 years
Pandemonium at School jacket image
  • Pandemonium at School
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  • Paperback: May 27 1999
  • 8 - 12 years
Giant Jim and the Hurricane jacket image
  • Giant Jim and the Hurricane
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  • Paperback: Nov 05 1998
  • 5 - 8 years
Viking At School jacket image
  • Viking At School
  • Puffin
  • Paperback: Sep 24 1998
  • 5 - 8 years
The Indoor Pirates on Treasure Island jacket image
  • The Indoor Pirates on Treasure Island
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  • Paperback: Apr 30 1998
  • 5 - 8 years
The Indoor Pirates jacket image
  • The Indoor Pirates
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  • Paperback: May 29 1997
  • 5 - 8 years
There's a Pharaoh in Our Bath! jacket image
  • There's a Pharaoh in Our Bath!
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  • Paperback: Feb 27 1997
  • 8 - 12 years
Viking in Trouble jacket image
  • Viking in Trouble
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  • Paperback: Sep 07 1995
  • 5 - 8 years
Fatbag: The Demon Vacuum Cleaner jacket image
  • Fatbag: The Demon Vacuum Cleaner
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  • Paperback: Sep 30 1993
  • 5 - 8 years
There's a Viking in My Bed jacket image
  • There's a Viking in My Bed
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  • Paperback: Sep 24 1992
  • 8 - 12 years
The Karate Princess jacket image
  • The Karate Princess
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  • Paperback: Jun 29 1989
  • 5 - 8 years
The Battle for Christmas jacket image
  • The Battle for Christmas
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  • Paperback: Sep 04 2008
  • 8 - 12 years

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Weird jacket image
  • Weird
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  • Paperback: Aug 07 2008
  • 11 - 14 years
Wanted! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog jacket image
  • Wanted! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
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  • Paperback: Jan 01 2009
  • 7 - 11 years

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My Brother's Hot Cross Bottom jacket image
  • My Brother's Hot Cross Bottom
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  • Paperback: Jan 01 2009
  • 7 - 10 years

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Jeremy Strong's Laugh-Your-Socks-Off Joke Book jacket image
  • Jeremy Strong's Laugh-Your-Socks-Off Joke Book
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  • Paperback: Aug 07 2008
  • 8 - 12 years

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