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Terry Fan and Eric Fan are American-born Canadian children's book writers and illustrators, known collectively as the Fan Brothers. They made their picture book debut with The Night Gardener (2016), which was named an ALA Notable Children's Book.

Biography

The siblings were both born in the United States (Terry in Illinois and Eric in Hawaii), and grew up in Toronto, Canada. They both studied at OCAD University.

Known professionally as the Fan Brothers, they made their picture book debut in 2016 with The Night Gardener, which they wrote and illustrated. The book earned positive reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Quill & Quire, and BookPage. The Night Gardener was named an ALA Notable Children's Book and was a finalist for the Cybils Award for children's literature.

In 2018, the Fan Brothers published Ocean Meets Sky. A review in Quill & Quire called the book's illustrations "truly breathtaking". The book was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration and for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration.

The Fan Brothers collaborated with their youngest brother, Devin Fan, on his book debut, The Barnabus Project (2020). The book, released in September 2020, has earned positive reviews in the Canadian Review of Materials and Kirkus. The book won the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration at the 2020 Governor General's Awards.

Selected works

As authors and illustrators

The Night Gardener (2016) ISBN 9781786030412
Ocean Meets Sky (2018) ISBN 9781786035622
The Barnabus Project (2020), with Devin Fan ISBN 9780735263260
It Fell From the Sky (2021) ISBN 9781534457621
Barnaby Unboxed! (2024), with Devin Fan ISBN 9781774882436

As illustrators

The Darkest Dark (2016), by Chris Hadfield ISBN 9781529013610
The Antlered Ship (2018), by Dashka Slater ISBN 9781786031068
The Scarecrow (2019), by Beth Ferry ISBN 9780062475763

References

^ "In conversation: The Fan Brothers". Publishers Weekly. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
Coulter, Emilie (2020-05-28). "The Fan Brothers Plus One: Collaborative Mischief". Shelf Awareness. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
Goedhart, Bernie (2016-02-20). "Mysterious stranger brings wonderfully artistic surprises in The Night Gardener". The Gazette. p. 54. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
Danielson, Julie (2018). "Author Interview - Terry Fan, author of Ocean Meets Sky". BookPage.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
^ Bryan, Gregory; Payjack, Craig (2020-04-03). "The Barnabus Project". CM: Canadian Review of Materials. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
"THE NIGHT GARDENER". Kirkus. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
"Children's Book Review: The Night Gardener by Terry and Eric Fan. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-4814-3978-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
"The Night Gardener". Quill and Quire. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
"Book Review - The Night Gardener by Terry Fan". BookPage.com. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
"2017 Notable Children's Books". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
"2016 Finalists: Fiction Picture Books". Retrieved 2020-08-01.
"Ocean Meets Sky". Quill and Quire. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
"Eric and Terry Fan, Jon Klassen shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal". Quill and Quire. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
Balser, Eric (2018-10-03). "The finalists for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for young people's literature — illustrated books". CBC. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
"The Fan Brothers". Just Imagine. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
"THE BARNABUS PROJECT". Kirkus. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-08-01.

v t e Winners of the Governor General's Award for young people's literature — illustrated books
1980s	Marie-Louise Gay, Rainy Day Magic (1987) Kim LaFave, Amos's Sweater (1988) Robin Muller, The Magic Paintbrush (1989)
1990s	Paul Morin, The Orphan Boy (1990) Joanne Fitzgerald, Doctor Kiss Says Yes (1991) Ron Lightburn, Waiting for the Whales (1992) Mireille Levert, Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming (1993) Murray Kimber, Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story (1994) Ludmila Zeman, The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (1995) Eric Beddows, The Rooster's Gift (1996) Barbara Reid, The Party (1997) Kady MacDonald Denton, A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes (1998) Gary Clement, The Great Poochini (1999)
2000s	Marie-Louise Gay, Yuck, A Love Story (2000) Mireille Levert, An Island in the Soup (2001) Wallace Edwards, Alphabeasts (2002) Allen Sapp, The Song Within My Heart (2003) Stéphane Jorisch, Jabberwocky (2004) Rob Gonsalves, Imagine a Day (2005) Leo Yerxa, Ancient Thunder (2006) Duncan Weller, The Boy from the Sun (2007) Stéphane Jorisch, The Owl and the Pussycat (2008) Jirina Marton, Bella's Tree (2009)
2010s	Jon Klassen, Cats' Night Out (2010) Cybèle Young, Ten Birds (2011) Isabelle Arsenault, Virginia Wolf (2012) Matt James, Northwest Passage (2013) Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer (2014) JonArno Lawson, Sidewalk Flowers (2015) Jon-Erik Lappano and Kellen Hatanaka, Tokyo Digs a Garden (2016) David Robertson and Julie Flett, When We Were Alone (2017) Jillian Tamaki, They Say Blue (2018) Sydney Smith, Small in the City (2019)
2020s	The Fan Brothers, The Barnabus Project (2020) David A. Robertson and Julie Flett, On the Trapline (2021) Naseem Hrab and Nahid Kazemi, The Sour Cherry Tree (2022) Jack Wong, When You Can Swim (2023) Jean E. Pendziwol and Todd Stewart, Skating Wild on an Inland Sea (2024)

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