LoveReading4Kids Says
Do your school days remind you a little of a chicken factory? Mine do. Rules and regulations were rife and it was often quite dull and boring too. I’m not sure it’s changed much now – it certainly hasn’t at Tim and Sophie’s school. To relieve his boredom, Tim fantasises about being a superhero who rescues Sophie from all manner of imagined danger. But then something even worse occurs to Tim, which brings him back to his senses. Side-splittingly funny you’re sure to see school and parents in a new light having read Chicken School.
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About Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong (1949-2024) was born in Eltham, South East London in November 1949. He has had a varied career path before becoming an author including jobs as a: Head Teacher, Caretaker, Strawberry Picker, Jam Doughnut Stuffer! His first published book was Smith's Tail in 1978.
Jeremy’s work is characterised by humour and direct child appeal. The books are packed with tongue in cheek gags and characters and situations that your children will love. He said of himself "My sense of humour got stuck at age ten." He has said his writing was influenced most of all by Spike Milligan, but also by falling on his head when he was three years old.
When he was about eighteen he started writing very serious stories for adults, but none of them were published. By the time he was twenty-one he was writing stories for children after realizing that he loved writing funny stories and making people laugh.
AWARDS
The Children's Book Award 1997 for The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
The Sheffield Children’s Book Award 1998 (Shorter Novel category) for Pirate Pandemonium
The Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2000 (Shorter Novel category) for Dinosaur Pox
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