| Jeremy Strong | |
| Birth Date: | 1949 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | New Eltham, London, England |
| Occupation: | Writer, teacher |
| Period: | 1978–2024 |
| Spouse: | Gillie Strong |
| Children: | Daniel and Jessica |
Jeremy Strong (18 November 1949 – 4 August 2024) was a British writer credited with over 100 children's books.
Jeremy Strong was born in New Eltham in London on 18 November 1949.[1] He attended Wyborne Primary School, east London, Haberdashers Aske's Boys' School and the University of York. After university he became a junior school teacher while beginning his writing career, publishing his first book Smith's Tail, a picture story for young children in 1978.
Strong left teaching in 1991 and wrote full-time for the rest of his life. His humorous writing often makes use of his childhood and primary teaching experiences. His story There's A Viking In My Bed was made into a BBC children's TV series and he has won several awards including the prestigious "Children's Book Award 1997" for The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog, the "Manchester Book Award" for his teen novel Stuff and the "Sheffield Book Award" for Beware, Killer Tomatoes.
Strong regularly wrote stories for dyslexic children, published by the specialist publisher, Barrington Stoke. He lived near Bath in England, with his wife Gillie, two cats and four hens. Strong died of bone cancer on 4 August 2024, at the age of 74.[2] [3] [4]