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About Tom's Creators

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It might surprise you to know that Tom's a real guy. And yes, he has a real truck!

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Meet Jess (& Tom!)

Jess is a mother of three, living in the beautiful rural New South Wales, Hunter Valley of Australia. With a love for animals and farming, she and her husband (Tom) run an agricultural based trucking company.  As a result, the children have grown up with a love for all things related to trucks.  'Tom the Truck Driver' is her first book, inspired by hardworking truck drivers and their trucks.  She wanted to share this story with all the truck-loving, adventurous kids out there.

Tom has been a trucker since 2017. He and Jess own and run the trucking company T & J Carrigan Trucking, and Tom drives his Kenworth T659 across Australia.

Tom has his own social media where he posts lots of photos and videos of his trucks and the beautiful Australian countryside he goes through. You can follow him here.

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About the Pictures

illustrated by Glen Singleton

For Tom to really come to life, Jess needed the skills of a very special illustrator. Glen has been producing cartoon and humorous illustrations for over twenty years from his studio based in Brisbane, Australia. You can find Glen on his website or follow him on Facebook.

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