Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong (1949-2024) published over a hundred children’s books in the course of a career spanning six decades. He excited and inspired generations of young readers – and reluctant readers especially – with the wild and exuberant humour of his stories, sometimes surreal but normally centred around real life situations.
His books have been shortlisted for numerous awards and he won The Children’s Book Award (The Hundred Mile-An-Hour Dog) and the Nottingham Big Three Award (My Mum’s Going to Explode), as well as twice winning the Shorter Novel category at the Sheffield Children’s Book Awards. His series Small Tales from the Big Forest, featuring the characters Armadillo and Hare, was published by David Fickling Books. On the screen, There’s a Viking in My Bed! was dramatised for CBBC.
Jeremy passed away on 4 August 2024; his final novel, Fox Goes North, was published posthumously by Scholastic.
Author photo © Justine Stoddart
