Tom Payne  is an illustrator, artist and designer in business for almost twenty-five years.  Throughout his career Tom's work has appeared in a wide variety of venues including print advertising and animated television commercials, scads of magazines, and several early reader books for kids.  Tom has had the pleasure of working with Kermit the Frog on his book One Frog Can Make a Difference.

He and his wife Anne love running, sailing and trying to keep up with their two teenage sons, Thomas and Matthew, who are avid soccer players, ski, and snow boarders.

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